Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Given the quick or even rushed go-around, I wonder whether there was enough time to lower the landing gear manually. With the engine trouble, the aircraft needed to land fast and wouldn't have been able to attempt another go-around or to approach the runway in the usual direction. As I understand the situation, the only other possibility would have been to ditch in the water beyond the end of the runway withy the barrier.
A video posted upthread gave me the impression that if you yank those manual levels, the gear will come down very quickly, via gravity alone.
Of course I don’t know anything about this stuff, but I am noticing that several experts have said they cannot understand why that gear wasn’t down.