Praise and blame
So after the euphoria of the textbook evacuation, we are finally, after quite a few pages, getting to the point of all this, which is as in all accidents, "why did it happen".
I challenge you to find an accident or incident where there have been flooded runways and gusting strong winds, where the crew hasnīt made a mistake. Either a mistake of judgement, or a mistake in handling or both.
It is, sadly just a matter of time before the fellows up front are going to be blamed.
And letīs be honest - we have all imagined how it would be, to cock up a landing and then have to change gear and order an evacuation. It is at times like that, that a good cabin crew and a good relationship with the cabin crew is worth its weight in gold.
As for the gulley - see Athens and the Swissair DC-8 overrun, in very similar circumstances - which would have been surviveable had the gulley not have been there and the ship caught fire. (Yes, it is still there).