What goes up must come down. And in this case, Astrid was already going downward.

If he had let go of her hands a little earlier, he would have avoided sharing her fate.

"-AHH!!"

The landing could have used some work. Hiccup groaned, not realizing that he pretty much landed either on the side or directly on top of the girl. The jolt from falling was the more obvious to focus on. "...And now I wished the floor was padded, too..."