Feel the feathers landing (9)
I believe the answer is:
touchdown
'landing' is the definition.
(I know that touchdown is a type of landing)
'feel the feathers' is the wordplay.
'feel' becomes 'touch' (touching is a kind of feeling).
'the feathers' becomes 'down' (down can mean bird feathers).
'touch'+'down'='TOUCHDOWN'
(Other definitions for touchdown that I've seen before include "Moment of landing" , "A score of six points in American football" , "land" , "Come back to earth" , "a score, with a chance for more?" .)