It's not hindsight. By carrying on he was either going to get through the gap or he was going to crash. If his chances of getting through the gap are only 50:50 then there's a 50% chance he's going to crash.
The only way to improve those odds is to come up with a plan B that has a better than 50% chance of a safe outcome while you still have enough height. The first 2 slices of Swiss cheese in virtually every field landing accident are 1) pressing on, hoping it would get better & 2) late field selection.