F18 crash on landing

What happens in this video ?

This F-18 had to land gear up following a technical failure. It hit hardly the ground and the plane skidded off the runway. The pilot escaped without major injury.

Comments

Brett
El Toro

(Usa)
This crash severely injured the Commanding Officer of Marine Aircraft Group 11. The aircraft belonged to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 at MCAS El Toro California and crashed in April 1988.
21st January, 2009
JJ
London

(Uk)
When are you going to correctly caption this vid?
18th September, 2007
MD
this was the much vaunted "7/8ths LOOP"
22nd March, 2007
JAMES
Houston

(Usa)
WRONG INFO...THIS CRASH HAPPENED AT AN AIR SHOW DURING A LOOP. TOO LOW, IMPACTED, PILOT SPENT 2 YEARS RECOVERING FROM BACK INJURIES
15th January, 2007
Bob
Miami

(Usa)
This pilot crashed during an airshow in California about 10 years ago. He was severly injured, and thrown out of the military after he recovered.
10th November, 2006