No. And that legend approaches McCainian levels of stupidity.
It’s no “ legend”
There is a reason John McCain was in a big hurry to get off that carrier after the accident and in fact was the only officer to do so, hitching a ride with a NYT reporter back to Saigon for “ some much needed R&R” ( his own words) while the ship was still burning
What he may have done to cause his apparent guilt is known to McCain, any of the ground and aircrew around his plane ( most of them killed) and probably some very senior officers on a highly politically sensitive accident investigation board