Hey, Rainboe - thought you'd added Yamaha to your ignore list - you're talking to him!!
With regard to pilots consideration of passenger's welfare; occupants of the flight deck tend to be the first to arrive at the scene of the crash so it is in their interest to make sure that safe decisions are made.
Notwithstanding that, some other considerations may have been overlooked;
At what time did the incident happen?
When do the bars close?
Do I have an 'Aunty' at div airport?
Have I finished Soduku/crossword?
To be fair, we tend to start planning a normal approach and landing about 20-30 minutes out, with a donk out isn't an everyday occurrence so to allow 60 minutes to cross the T's and dot the I's is not unreasonable.
Yamaha, are you Pablo's love child - or a professional footballer?