Randy G, been there, done that. After all the trouble I went through to check everything, I found that it wasn't enough. I was lucky in the sense that we stopped inches off the surface, saved by the ground effect.
If something breaks it will be labeled pilot error, that's my point.
I am NOT pointing fingers at anybody who has had the misfortune.
Perhaps me flying mostly at sea level with (usually) no power shortages will explain why I chose to express myself that way. But hey, better men than I have been caught.
But I was taught that "settling with power" =VRS. I understood that to mean that "even with application of lots of power, the A/C will settle towards terra firma". Therefore I hope that a less confusing description will be found soon.
So I hope no offense taken, as it was certainly not meant to offend.