[krisoft]

> what exactly is… a water landing? Am I mistaken or does this sound somewhat similar to CRASHING INTO THE OCEAN

What a silly thing to say. First of all not all water is ocean. Second the speeds and forces involved in a landing and in a crashing are very different.

Here is how an aftermath of a water landing looks like: https://youtu.be/x02cA6eamq0?si=-dQsJm353WySpv0Z

As you can see the airplane is designed to float.