As statement in some document that HTTPClient HTTP sample is more stable than simple HTTP sample, but it might also be the reason why jmeter crash since HTTPClient HTTP sample log too many messages in jmeter.log like below,
2007/08/20 16:05:35 INFO - org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector: Redirect requested but followRedirects is disabled
In this case have to change back to simple HTTP sample:(
