You prove my point for me...there was either enough linear distance to stop or not .. the question "is there enough distance?" was not considered at any point by the crew, it was therefore pure luck, chance, coincedence (whatever semantics you want to use) that there was enough distance. If they had indeed gone off the end no doubt people would be saying they were "unlucky" .
Check the dictionary again lucky=fortunate!
Last edited by Utrinque; 25th Jan 2014 at 16:00.