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Has a CAPS save ever injured a bystander or destroyed expensive property like a house?

(Not saying an uncontrolled landing couldn't do the same, just curious about the history)

Looking at the photos, at least one of them crushed a pickup truck coming down in a parking lot. It'd certainly be a bad day for a bystander if they couldn't get out of the way. But, as you say, an uncontrolled landing is no better, and with probable higher impact speeds and greater risk of fire.

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