Tragic as the outcome is, hindsight is a wonderful thing.....
That golfcourse from 400ft or so must have looked 'inviting' for a second or so - if, in fact, he even saw it.
He may (must) have been fairly well pre-occupied at that time, balancing his then predicament with the art of trying to keep the disabled aeroplane flying.
I wonder if any of us would have immediately pulled the throttle on the remaining engine and plonked it down onto that golfcourse, with the risk of 'severe' damage/injury(?), vs. just trying to get that little bit further to a perceived safety?
I guess really, that I am simply 'speculating' out loud - "What would I do now, IF..."
Just like most of us. And, for us, there are no real answers as such.
But some speculation (review?) can be a healthy thing to try and learn something from this whole tragedy.
Best of luck to all.