Ditch

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001764",
  "term": "Ditch",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To perform a controlled, emergency landing of an aircraft on water. This procedure is executed when flying over water is no longer possible due to engine failure, fuel exhaustion, or other severe malfunction that prevents reaching land. Commercial aircraft that fly extended over-water routes are required to carry life rafts, life vests, and other survival equipment for all occupants.",
  "synonyms": [
    "abandon",
    "discard",
    "dump",
    "jettison",
    "lose",
    "shed"
  ],
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "see_also": [
    "shed"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Wasserlandung",
    "es": "amerizar",
    "fr": "amerrir d'urgence"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/ditch/"
}