[Normal4me]

I thought they landed at full throttle in case this were to happen. If the cable was to break (which I have never heard of) or they missed all of them, they would have enough power to make a second try. Glad the pilot is safe.

[calljack]

Unless it was almost stopped when the cable broke. Broken cable could easily cut a man in half.

[Pukin Dog]

Landings are not made at full throttle, but upon touchdown, the throttles are moved to full in case the hook skips the cables or a cable breaks.

Sometimes a cable will slow the plane enough before snapping, that no amount of thrust will get the plane back into the air. If the cable is intact, but the hook itself breaks, then the plane either has to divert, barracade, or ditch in the ocean anyway.