If the only good thing that pilot did all day was to put the aircraft on the ground whilst he still had control, instead of ending up in a pile of burning fuselage like so many of these types of incedents, then he is one wise dood and a much wiser pilot for the experience.
As for the professional outfit that he was working for, have they
1) got this guy back into the air with the CP to get his confindence and moral back up, I doubt it!!!
2) paid him any income for that or any of the flights he may have done in the days prior to the incedent!!!
3) will he be rehired or told to look else where!!!
If they where a reputable company, they would have a internal investigation into the cause of the incident, if there was any deficiences in both the pilot and the companys training and checking system ( if they even had one) and make the required changes to the ops manual.
Like most small companies that only employ casual pilots, did he have a copy of the ops manual, my guess is that he did not.
Also I bet that the MD & CP where running around like chooks with there heads cut of ensuring that all the CAO's and CAR's such as pilot files, ops manuals, pilot memos, and company documents where in place so that they looked squeaky clean when CASA poked there head in to investigate.
Finally, if this had happened in an airline enviroment, the pilot would have helped with the investigation, been given a promotion to another aircraft type so that the company can put him through a full training scenario and get him back on line.
Something that was said to me many years ago buy a old aviator, " We spend years flying the aircraft in the hope that oneday we will get it right every time, we have one emergency and where expected to get it completly right the first time !!!!!!!"
Cheers and well done