I fly almost exclusively a 120 - fenestron - though learned in a 44.
It has more than adequate thrust from the tail rotor.
However it is a fenestron, not a simple blade, and so the pilot has to understand how it works and what it will do when you disrespect it. compared to a simple blade design
1. Just as much "push" available
2. To access it will likely require significantly more pedel than a non-fenestron pilot will expect
3. There is also a "Big Wing" in the design. That introduces benefits (unloading the fan in forward flight, increased stability into wind) and issues (air flow angle of attack exceeds 20 degrees and suddenly you lose all assistance from the "wing" (it stalls), and it is a bigger "rudder" to drive you around if you get the wind wrong on the tail).
Suffers from LTE - no
Harder to fly - no, just different. If you trained G2 and moved on to 120 /130 I doubt you would even understand what the fuss is about
More dangerous - certainly not. I happily put the world's most precious cargo (to me) in one
In this case, landing down wind in gusty conditions without adequate planning was asking for it (in any helicopter, I think)