The report mentions "vortex ring state" in the same sentence as "settling with power".
I know we have had numerous discussions on this forum about whether these two phrases describe the same or different conditions. In this instance from the description of the aircraft sinking very slowly into the trees, this is unlikely to be describing what most of us know and love as VRS. However, it could possibly describe an aircraft which has maxed out on engine power so it is starting to droop Nr and continuing to descend (which I understand can be described as settling with power).
Can the aerodynamic specialists reassure me that I am not way off the mark here?