1930s biplane fails aircraft carrier landing - GIF and photo

[Ed Weldon]

That's a scary video clip. I'd never seen it before and for a second or two I thought the aircraft was in the water. Then it reappeared climbing. I may be wrong; but it looked vaguely like some water was falling away from it as it climbed. Yikes!

[Karl_H]

I may be wrong; but it looked vaguely like some water was falling away from it as it climbed. Yikes!

That was probably the crew's pee!

[Toolmaker51]

. . . and that's why landings are conducted all FULL power, aiming for the #3 wire. Deck gear posses all the energy to full stop aircraft, set for recovery weight. Skip [bounce] the arresting hook 2 others remain. Missing them all you are still 'flying', enough airspeed to regain altitude.
And yes, he could have gotten his feet wet.