OK, once and for all, Normal Law" provides protections that would be VERY helpfull in this situation. The aircraft does not fly itself!!!!

If in fact they were normal law and alpha protection did not attempt to kick in....it was due to superior pilotage!!!

There is no Hudson river landing switch the hit to magically ditch the aircraft. That were flying the aircraft.....period! If it was an old Boeing, the stick shaker would have alerted the to impending stall just like alpha prot would have tried to prevent a stall. Had they been in alpha prot at contact, I doubt the outcome would have been the same due to an increased deck angle.

Do not confuse the system with the fact they were flying. it is like saying that on an aircraft that you trim off stick pressure that the aircraft is doing the flying. True to an extent but it was the pilot using the resources available to make it happen

Lee