Originally Posted by
galdian
Suspects this will be an incident for discussion in CRM/Command Initiative courses for a long time to come.
The decision making process reminds me of a Swiss LX850
Report: Crossair SB20 at Werneuchen on Jul 10th 2002, landed before runway and impacted earth wall
At a certain point you better make a bold decision instead of running out of options. In both cases the crews luck did not run out but it was close. A Gimli glider in poor weather conditions has a very predictable outcome.