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Looks like the pilot did a fine job for having the gear down. While I do not fly retracts, I believe they say to keep the gear up when ditching. This particular ditching was hairy due to being so close to shore. I am sure he initially thought he had enough altitude to make it back to the runway (he almost did). In hindsight, the chances for a safe ditching would be greater if he had gotten the gear up and ditched in open water. If he had ended up touching down right at the edge, this could have easily been deadly.
Basically one wants to touch down at minimum airspeed.... IOW stall it on rather than fly it on.
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