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The pilot is my cousin. He lost power obviously well before pulling power on final. He tried everything to recover and I know he went through his emergency procedures like a pro. I will not give a step by step of what happened because it's not my place. If he wants to do that, then he can...

He thought he was going to make it. He was only 300-400 yards from the shore.

I was wrong, and I apologize for that. I was watching the video on my phone and going off the pilot's report. Which is that he pulled the gear up. You win buddy.

I thought it was, I made a mistake. I did not see that they dropped right before impact. Good job calling me out. Do you feel better about yourself now?

I was linked to this page by a pilot friend who found it and felt that I should add some clarity to the situation. I am not the pilot. He pulled the landing gear up at the last moment, which was the correct procedure. I see in the video that they went back down which I'm guessing is just part of...

He was on his final approach, that's why the landing gear was down. When he realized he couldn't make it, he retracted them right before the impact so he wouldn't cartwheel.

Wrong. He landed gear up. If he didn't he would have cartwheeled over the nose wheel. He did not enter a stall spin and did an amazing job managing the situation.

That’s because it’s not true. The pilot showed exemplary skill and demonstrated quick thinking and great use of emergency procedures. Many a pilot would not have acted the same and would have met the same fate as the plane. Hats off to both of them!