Pitching deck.
In 1967, in the Med on the Shangri-La, an F-8 Crusader was coming in to land. Just as he got to the stern, the stern rose up just enough to sheer off his landing gear. He went sliding down the angle deck, with what was left of the struts on fire from the friction. As he cleared the deck, he ejected. The plane, and he, both went into the water. He was picked up moments later by the plane guard helicopter, and deposited on the flight deck. I was standing just aft of the island, and watched the whole thing happen right in front of me.