[iso8859-1]

We don't know that for sure yet. The gear being down is based on an eyewitness report, as far as I understand from Juan Browne. The readout from the flight data recorder will provide a more trustworthy account.

[bombcar]

If I recall right the video that purportedly shows the bird strike shows the gear down.

[loeg]

The bird strike (well, compressor stall) video I saw appears to show gear up.

https://x.com/Global_Mil_Info/status/1873181671375421703