christian j
I disagree with you about the emas...certainly if the plane was completely out of control and no attempt at go around was made, emas wouldn't have stopped them...BUT:
if the crew knew that there was emas that would stop them, a desperation play of a go around after thrust reverser deployment might not have been needed...they might have gone straight ahead into the emas.
if there was no attempt at go around and the number one reverser was pulling the nose left, given an emas ahead, cancelling reverse, regaining control INTO the emas would make sense.
it will be awhile before really knowing on this subject...but facing a blast fence at the end, I might have swerved...facing 500-1000feet of emas...I would have gone straight ahead like a prisoner of 30 years heading straight to a date with raquel welch!