Yes, but we all have been tought - and should repeat that to ourselves every now and then - that in an emergency the rules do not apply. Your safety and that of your passengers (luckily none in this case) and aircraft come before every other rule. First you land safely. The investigation and possible consequences can wait until after that.
Bolding mine, as PIC you are the one, and the only one, responsible for the safety of the aircraft and all on board, another is telling controllers "unable" and "require" to achieve that.