Marine pilot uses stool to land safely after malfunction 28 June 2014 Kate Wiltrout, The Virginian-Pilot
http://hrana.org/news/2014/06/marine-pilot-uses-stool-to-land-safely-after-malfunction/"...The landing signal officer talked him in, making sure the Harrier was properly aligned before clearing him to land.
He idled the engine. The working landing gear hit the deck. He felt the nose drop.
“It dropped more than I expected,” he said. “But at that point, I was along for the ride.”
Mahoney had landed squarely on the middle of the stool. The nose bounced once and came to rest.
Adrenaline rushing, hands quivering, it took him a moment to remember how to shut off the jet.
“It was a pretty big relief,” he said in the video. “I didn’t realize how much I was shaking until I got out of the aircraft....”"