I have a question regarding the reports of the scrape marks from the engines starting at about 4,500 feet from the begin of the runway. (I am not a pilot)
Had both pilots been completely unaware of the landing gear not being down, wouldn't the scrape marks have started slightly after the normal touchdown zone or even still within it?
On the other hand, had the pilots become aware of the gear not being down just seconds before touchdown and initiated countermeasures, would the plane really have continued gliding downwards for so long until it finally made ground contact so far down the runway?