Based on ANSYS/LS-DYNA-the dynamics analysis software, and using the nonlinear dynamic finite element method, the process of a submarine pipeline impacted by dropped objects is simulated. Through a lot of numerical simulations, the conclusion is drawn: the damage depth of suspended pipe is smaller than that of the bare pipe in the case of the same fall energy, and with the fall energy increases, the difference grows; with the increase of the falling object''s speed and mass, the deformation of pipeline intensifies at the impact site, and the maximum vibration amplitude of submarine pipeline increases;when the fall energy is equal, the smaller the contact area of falling objects with pipeline is, the greater the damage depth of pipeline is; the change of seabed soil parameters ( shear elastic modulus, internal friction angle, density) has less influence on the suspended pipeline''s dent depths and maximum vibration amplitude.