but there was a perfect flare! Actually it was LANDING rather then CRASH. Passengers have described it as 'rough' but still landing. See the experience of the reporters who were looking for sensational passengers crash stories - and failed
You call a 1400 fpm impact a landing? Do I need to remind you that the landing gear went through the wings? A perfect landing is when you touch the ground at Vs with almost no Vz. In this case they had high Vz and were close to Vs, in other words no way to flare.