Thomas Borchert writes:

If any, then the pilot's. He/She would have needed to be more
assertive.

You don't need to be assertive in an emergency. You're already in charge.

IN an emergency, you don't request a runway, you tell the
controller which one you're landing on.

Yes. But there are two potential issues here, one being the controller's
behavior, the other being the pilot's behavior.

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