I don't think she aimed for that gully on purpose to cushion the impact
SMS777,
And nobody said she did.
If that's the case I think she would have smacked it hard on the 18/36 runway if it was there. The outcome would have been severe spinal injury if not worse. She was damn lucky all the scrub cushioned the impact so she could walk away. That's my two cents
It was you that said that it was safer, that the possibility of serious injuries would have been greater if she had landed on a prepared flight strip/runway.
Tootle pip!!
PS: As I said way back, I think she did a damned fine job, one she lost power.