Originally Posted by
CVividasku
The captain wasn't in a state of mind where he was able to do that sort of reasoning.
Then what was he doing in the left seat?
If you are unable to maintain situational awareness for the time period of your flight that encompasses "short-final-to-the-flare-to-touchdown" (there was a 777 at SFO a few years ago with a similar problem, being 35+ knots BELOW approach speed, rather the opposite of this case) then there are some serious problems between the ears. It's on the Captain to make sure it is done properly using the crew resources that he has available. That comes with the stripes, the title, and the prestige of being Captain.
I would just have liked the report to point out that based on performance calculations, had the gear been kept down throughout the approach, the airplane would have been able to land at the beginning of the runway, on the correct profile, maybe with some excess speed.
Yes. The drag would have helped to slow the aircraft down.