Jeff, you still don't get it. The issue is loss of lateral control on
instruments and has nothing to do with power or airspeed management.

Pilots make errors, they get distracted, instruments fail, turbulence
happens. For whatever reason, pilots fail to keep the wings level in
clouds. If you don't keep the wings level, bad things happen very quickly.
A fixed-gear (with more drag) gives pilots much time to regain control
before structural failure occurs.

If you're not an instrument pilot, you may not be familar with the issue of
loss of lateral control. It is a big issue and claims a bunch of lives
every year.

- Mark