History Main / CaptainCrash

* [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-666-j One of the "joke" articles]] of the SCPFoundation states that Dr. Gerald has this effect on any vehicle.

-->"Let me remind you 007 that you have a license to kill, ''not'' to break the traffic laws".
---> -Q

** He did successfully land half a ship in ''{{Revenge of the Sith}}'', though.
** ''Half'' a ship.

* Although being a competent pilot, Boomer in the re-imagined ''{{Battlestar Galactica}}'' is known for her terrible landing skills, causing a dent on her ship every time she lands.

* Due to ContinuityReboot, it may not technically count, but nearly every incarnation of ''{{Transformers}}'' begins with the Autobots and Decepticons (or [[BeastWars Maximals and Predacons]]) crashing on Earth or recently having done so. ''Very'' rare is the Cybertronian ship that has actually landed. Apparently, robots who turn into vehicles are terrible drivers.

Sometimes the crashes are not his fault; he just seems to attract bad luck. Still, with all the crashes he's been in, it's a wonder anyone trusts him to drive or his [[IThoughtItWasForbidden license hasn't been revoked]]. His insurance rates are probably through the roof.

* [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] exhibits the non-vehicle version of this trope. Dash is a superb flyer; her landings, however, are sometimes far from graceful, as Twilight's library can attest. Taken UpToEleven when she's afflicted by Poison Joke, which inverts her wings, leaving her crashing into things every few seconds, thrust-vectoring into the floor, and other such mishaps.

* [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] is sort of this. Dash is a superb flyer; her landings, however, are sometimes far from graceful, as Twilight's library can attest. Taken UpToEleven when she's afflicted by Poison Joke, which inverts her wings, leaving her crashing into things every few seconds, thrust-vectoring into the floor, and other such mishaps.

* [MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]] is sort of this. Dash is a superb flyer; her landings, however, are sometimes far from graceful, as Twilight's library can attest. Taken UpToEleven when she's afflicted by Poison Joke, which inverts her wings, leaving her crashing into things every few seconds, thrust-vectoring into the floor, and other such mishaps.

* The Doctor, of ''Series/DoctorWho'', has got himself a Time-Machine. He's from a race of Time-Lords. Yet half the time he's crashing or completely missing the mark. Usually explained by either a) he never passed his exams. b) The TARDIS is incredibly old, breaking down, and meant to be flown by six pilots and c) the sentient ship does what she likes, Doctor be damned.

** Received {{Shout Out}}s at least twice on ''{{Gargoyles}}'', with the drivers of crashed helicopters musing, "Any landing you can walk away from..."

* In the ''LuckyLuke'' episode ''Boat Race on the Mississippi'', the machinist [[MeaningfulName "Bangs"]], is stated to have exploded fourteen river boats. [[spoiler:Subverted in the end: This time the other boat explodes, much to his surprise.]]

* The Doctor, of DoctorWho, has got himself a Time-Machine. He's from a race of Time-Lords. Yet half the time he's crashing or completely missing the mark. Usually explained by either a) he never passed his exams. b) The TARDIS is incredibly old, breaking down, and meant to be flown by six pilots and c) the sentient ship does what she likes, Doctor be damned.

See also: DrivesLikeCrazy.

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** There's also a running gag about the Draenai, that any time they're piloting a vehicle they'll crash it. This is likely because their capitol, the Exodar, is a magic interstellar space-ship that they crashed into Azeroth.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Smith Edward Smith]]: First he was captain when a ship called the RMS ''Olympic'' collided with a British warship. Then ''Olympic'' lost a propeller blade and she returned to her builder for emergency repairs. Then he was captain when a ship called the RMS ''{{Titanic}}'' sailed from Southampton to New York City. [[ItWasHisSled Perhaps you have heard about what happened during that voyage]].

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_Sullenberger Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III]] is a rare good pilot remembered for this. On January 15, 2009, after bird hits took out the engines of his Airbus A320, he calmly landed in the Hudson river - ''saving the lives of all 155 people on the aircraft''. As air traffic controllers panicked and continued to offer him alternate landing places calmly told them "We'll be in the Hudson". [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE_5eiYn0D0 Listen to him here.]] While this was his only crash, he fits the trope well in this instance and is honorably remembered for it.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_Sullenberger Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III]] is a rare good pilot remembered for this. On January 15, 2009, after bird hits took out the engines of his Airbus A320, he calmly landed in the Hudson river - ''saving the lives of all 155 people on the aircraft''. As air traffic controllers panicked and continued to offer him alternate landing places calmly told them "We'll be in the Hudson". [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE_5eiYn0D0 Listen to him here.]] While this was his only crash, he fits the trope well in this instance and is remembered for it.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_Sullenberger Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III]] is a rare good pilot remembered for this. On January 15, 2009, after bird hits took out the engines of his Airbus A320, he calmly landed in the Hudson river - saving the lives of all 155 people on the aircraft. As air traffic controllers panicked and continued to offer him alternate landing places calmly told them "We'll be in the Hudson [River]". [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE_5eiYn0D0 Listen to him here.]] While this was his only crash, he fits the trope well in this instance and is remembered for it.

* One of the "joke" articles of the SCPFoundation states that Dr. Gerald has this effect on any vehicle.