Put it like this. Who out of the lot of us would fly for two hours with a severely damaged aircraft when there's a field below us?
There's no excuses to be made - it's not as though the aircraft is certified to remain flyable with 5 feet of wing missing.
Fair enough, the aircraft hit a tree - could happen to any of us, no matter how good. But to fly 300 - 400nm with a multitude of airfields below him, with the approprate emergency services available - he's broken every rule of airmanship, not to mention reckless endangerment and gross stupidity. For the record, I simulated the accident using X-Plane (which doesn't factor in the increased drag of the damaged wing), and it took full aileron just to hold it level.
Confab