Rhetorical question.....did the Crew conduct an inflight power and flight control authority check at the same altitude as the landing site height or do a high Recon orbit around the hilltop to confirm the wind before commencing the approach?
Was this the first/only landing attempt at that site?
Then there is the question of whether this was a Pinnacle or Ridgeline location considering the terrain?
Thinking along with Albatross....perhaps it was a new Plan A that was needed rather than a Plan B....as a proper Plan A always has a Plan B built in to it.