The funny thing is he would probably have gotten more views if he faked a loss of power but did everything right and put the plane down safely instead of bailing.
It would have been a more useful video for the subset of YouTube viewers that actually have/want private pilot licences, but "I crashed" as a headline is bound to generate more clicks than "I nearly crashed". Not least because people familiar with YouTube clickbait titling know the latter is quite likely to show a plane taxiing past another plane, or there being two planes within sight distance of each other in the air...
During covid there was a super viral video on Facebook of a commercial pilot saving the plane from crashing while landing in extremely windy conditions. Did over 100 million views IIRC. People love a happy ending
You know he could still use the 'I crashed' title even if he ultimately didn't. Thats the whole point of clickbait.
This is what I thought at the time. It just goes to show that guys like this project their own stupidity onto their audiences (this is not always an unsuccessful strategy)
Ah, how I wish I could go back to the days when I was as optimistic about the world we live in as you are