Originally Posted by
ferry pilot
There must be some other explanation.
I hope so, yet the Occam's razor principle is on the opposite team.
People do wierd stuff and once they get away with it, reinforce their self confidence. To a point of being subconsciously proud of it. Have a look at the Mogadishu W. I. G. E. 360 thread. A seasoned veteran's illicit fun becomes a highly raised bar of true airmanship for many.
I still cannot imagine anyone pushing through landing inside flap overspeed and not discontinuing the approach. However in absolute majority of human factor accidents the people involved honestly believed to be doing the right thing. No matter how freaking absurd it actually was.