It’s that subject we pilots don’t really want to think about—and often only speak of in hushed tones: Do we really have a fighting chance if we have to stuff the airplane into someplace that doesn’t even remotely resemble a runway?
The answer is that yes, we do have a good chance of surviving a forced landing in hostile terrain if the airplane has restraint systems that include a shoulder harness, everyone wears theirs, the systems have been inspected and maintained, and the pilot follows a few rules regarding how to put the airplane down.