Okay I guess to those of us that are aviation savy such statements are mind boggling but we must remember that the uneducated (as in anyone who knows zip about flying) truly believes that the the further ya fall the worse it is & this is true off a ladder for Eg.These people don't know that height is a pilots friend in these situations so even though I too shake my head I can in some ways understand such statements right or wrong. What the Media ought to have learnt by now is to find out from someone suitably qualified BEFORE they speak & that goes for any controlling body (cops) outside of aviation.
As long as the 2 involved will be okay only a laugh or two is left here to be had
As for the engine separating in flight? Gee then perhaps just perhaps being that low was indeed a bonus as having that amount of balance change with 1000's of ft to fall means only one nasty ending. Hypothetical of course
P.S.....'jaba' ya can't get high enuf as far as I am concerned when in a SE
Wmk2