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The other reply is correct. From my reply to a similar question on Reddit: "Nope, because Captain Hamilton would have had less time to pull up. By the time the plane actually struck the ground, its rate of descent had decreased from a peak of 24 feet per second down to 18 feet per second due to his efforts."

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Kyra Dempsey, analyzer of plane crashes. @Admiral_Cloudberg on Reddit, @KyraCloudy on Twitter and Bluesky. Email inquires -> kyracloudy97@gmail.com.