"Tony" wrote in message
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Does anyone know if the aircraft would have likely suffered
significantly less damage had they chosen to land on the grass instead
of on the runway?

The latest version of conventional wisdom is that you slide on concrete or
asphalt, but on grass you risk having an airframe part dig in and cause an
out of control situation (a flip over, perhaps).

The point that gets overlooked sometimes is that the first priority is to
walk away from the landing. If the airplane is relatively undamaged, that's
a bonus.

KB