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The hoax supporters keep bashing on about this particular accident. They say that "if a skilled pilot can't land this on Earth, how is he supposed to land one on the Moon?"
They completely ignore the hundreds of other successful flights of the four free flying Bedsteads and always quote this one disaster. This is known as cherry-picking the data (taking examples to suit a point and totally ignoring the rest). This is a very common practice amongst false conspiracy supporters.
The vehicle ran out of fuel after a thruster was stuck on. ground staff should have radioed the fuel status to Neil but failed to do so. The same fault could not occur on the real Lunar Module.