Had they continued the flight would they have not been able to fly a safe circuit back to land?
Who knew at the time?
How did they know for certain that they had enough room to come to a stop?
Who knew at the time? (but you'd have some idea)
The failure that they had was not catastrophic
Who knew at the time?
Strict adherance to SOP/"Good airmanship" has removed a number of good
individuals from our community.
Personally, I'm not one to judge (even after final report), preferring to learn
along the way in the hope the old grey matter will act as required when needed.