Originally Posted by
aterpster
It was not a lengthy conversation, because he was still working ground traffic.
Not to fault the controller, but had a second controller been working would the handling controller not feel as rushed leading to a more lengthy conversion and a preserved CVR? Yes, that's a mouthful. Further, and I don't recall reading anything of the like, but did any of the then-waiting aircraft indicate a severity of the incident to the controller prior to AC's post-flight phone call, something that would independently prompt someone that night to think the CVR needed to be preserved?
Despite my feelings, this feels like pie in the sky swiss cheese. We are hoping the holes line up to succeed.