Yes that's true. They knew before but at 1500 they should have gone around. At "minimums" callout they should have gone around. When they floated so far down the runway they should have gone around.
Instead they waited until they were about to go off the end with idle engines to try it - the one time it was too late to go around.
Instead they waited until they were about to go off the end with idle engines to try it - the one time it was too late to go around.