.................amazing story without doubt & yes the B200 is built like a brick Sh*t house but if a planned emerg descent was conducted for whatever reason at the recommended speed of 180 kts, well 181 kts to be exact power idle, approach flap extended, pitch full fine & gear down (that's the limiting speed actually for an emerg descent, the U/C limitations, app flaps limits out at 200 kts) there would be noway that the airframe could sustain that much damage at the above IAS, those poor buggers came down obviously out of control in some format but saved the day in the end, well done, remind me to practice flt with the pitch unavailable!
The shattered screen is a common problem (had one myself at 31000 ft in a B200) but shouldn't under normal circumstances ( if ya can call it that! ) need a descent outside of what's in the airplanes POH under those conditions, still stranger things have happened in aviation, the pilots are above ground & vertical, that's all that counts anyway:-).
capt wally :-)