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Ok, the LT40 is flying with a 30mph tailwind at 10 feet high.

Just as you pass the runway, the engine quits.

Not even an expert is bringing that one back!
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I second that. There are situations where even the most experienced pilot cannot prevent damage. A good pilot would be one who would be able to salvage the most from the situation, either by making the correct decisions or by reacting at the correct time.

On one day I saw, my instructor was teaching a newbie how to hover a 60 size heli. They were standing a few feet downwing from it making final trims in the hover when a sudden strong gust (we fly near the sea) pushed the heli back towards them. He reacted just in tome pitching the nose down so that the rotor did not cut them up. It passed at eye level less than half a foot from them but by that time the thing had already pitched over. Needless to say there was damage but there was no damage to the fliers. It could have been very ugly had he not reacted in time. Everyone thought that was excellent piloting

Ameyam