Can an aircraft land on grass?

Certainly, at slow enough speeds, any airliner can survive an off-airport landing on an unimproved surface. read more

Certainly, at slow enough speeds, any airliner can survive an off-airport landing on an unimproved surface. (Bush planes are designed to make such landings as a matter of course.) The ICAO and FAA call this the “runway safety area,” and require that it support a decelerating aircraft with reduced risk of damage. read more

Heya, Can anyone help me out by telling me, with pictures, what the largest passenger aircraft was to land on a Grass Runway/Strip. I have seen a Fokker 100 perform a touch and go on a Crass Strip, so largest aircraft that has done a touch and go or preferablly a full landing. read more

A grass strip is a place no sane pilot would routinely land a 747. In an emergency, all bets are off. It is better than a forest or a field strewn with boulders. Additionally I can almost guarantee the aircraft will receive significant damage. BTW, launching the bird on that same strip of grass would be equally dicey. read more