Emergency Landing: Beach or Breakers? - AVweb Watch in HD on YouTube! Share on Facebook! Beaches and airplanes go together like a salad and a toss, especially for emergency landings. But there have been fatalities when pilots land without seeing people walking or wading. In this AVweb video, Paul Bertorelli examines the risks and offers tips on landing on a beach or ditching offshore, if that's the better option.