Smilen Ed
No doubt the crew did a commendable job under the circumstances.
I don't think many of us could claim to have been able to do much better.
What we are doing here now is attempting to suss out the optimum actions that would have 'stretched' the inadequately powered glide and perhaps have resulted in the gear reaching the hard stuff.
This is a continuing process for the skilful operators who seek to learn from opportunities such as this particular set of complex circumstances. I guess you can call it learning the hard way!