When I look at this again, what impresses me is how survivable it actually
was. The wires just happened to guide the pole so it went through the CFI's
part of the cockpit. You can see the geometry briefly in the shot where
they are dragging someone from the plane.

It just goes to show that the outcome of a landing like this will be largely
determined in the last half second and a quick yoke movement can be the
difference between life and death. Unfortunately, in this case, the wires
were flying the plane.