While an obvious sad event, I don't think it reflects on the PIC in a bad light and actually has the benefit of showing the PIC named did a good job of bringing it down, prop wasnt bent, airframe intact enough to get the doors open...etc Open water scares the heck out of me, the description of being stuck in waves 100's of yards from shore brought back scary memories of a similar near drowning in riptide, worst feeling in the world. ONLY because of this experience I would have had life vests, or not even flown over the ocean....again terrified of open water, or rather drowining in open water.

If there was pilot error..the NTSB would have found it...that airplane was a glider.

I would hope that I would have the skill and nerves to land it as well as what the article and evidence suggested and if someone did have a negative reaction to your qualifications or judgement based on the NTSB report, they are likely very close minded..and I would not want to work for them anyhow.