Witness also said gear was down. If true, was bad decision.

Big John

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On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:54:53 -0700, Shirl
wrote:

Guy Elden Jr writes:
I'm absolutely astonished that plane didn't flip when it hit the
water.

Witness said they held the nose up and that it looked like a normal
landing only on water instead of a runway. Amazing job.