More than just reasoning, read about over the years, whilst I knew this from pre internet days, if you google this you will find Wikipedia has this:-
Deadstick landing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As far as the BS comment goes -
As an aircraft lands the control yoke/stick movement becomes redundant because there is no longer enough air to provide lift. The stick is "dead", the aircraft is stalled and hopefully the ground is directly below the landing wheels.
is total nonsense, and if it WAS the case would apply just as much with the engine running. Even in an engine off though you DO NOT stall the aircraft while still in the air (unless you have got it wrong) and in a tailwheel aircraft (the term comes from the time this was the norm) you keep the stick back after touchdown so it is NOT redundant.
n.b. have also heard the :-
its a contraction of "death on a stick" landing
over the years, but far from convinced by this one.
not sure by the way, why I should be educating you if you do not want to do that for me
