When I was taught on "complex" aircraft (variable pitch prop, retractable gear, etc) it was to get the gear up on the upwind after you could no longer land safely on the runway/overrun.
Before that as a lowly student with a lot less than 50 hours you learned to land on the softest cheapest thing you could if you couldn't get to a runway, straight bit of road, pasture, etc.
We also learned that any landing you walked away from was a good one, so good for her. Maybe not a hero perse, but a good workmanlike job of piloting.