Man, Harriers are just the coolest planes, always been one of my favorites.
So, what would have happened if a non VTOL plane on a carrier had their nose gear fail? You totally couldn’t land using a tailhook, the nose and cockpit would slam into the deck at a hundred miles an hour. Seems that the nose gear is a particularly critical component.
Is this the first time such a stool’s been used?
Mechanic: What the hell happened to this engine? It looks like it swallowed a whole flock of geese.
Other mechanic: Actually, Chief, it swallowed a whole pile of Posturepedics.
That must have been an awesome incident report 
Please note: I’m taking it as a given that the pilot was not injured.
Plus, you can’t just go buy yourself a new Harrier, no matter how many military-industrial dollars you’ve got in your complex.
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