It is only when you know about a subject that you realise how absolutely crap the reporting is.
No, you don't have to be an expert on the subject to realize how bad most reporting is, but it does make it more obvious
One part that makes zero sense is the idea that they knew they had a gear problem - had they known they were landing gear up they would have told ATC, declared an emergency, and requested that the runway be foamed. Remember the LOT 767 that did a gear up several years back? They didn't even scratch up the aircraft much.
I think the botched go-around theory is the most likely.