3rd Oct 2019, 16:08, B2N2 posted:
"Especially in an airplane without FDR/CVR I think it’s essential you communicate the nature of your emergency even if it’s only to give a clue to the NTSB where to start looking."
Respectfully, why would the flight crew be giving any thought to that? They were not planning on crashing the plane, but on landing it safely at the airport (or at least in a survivable manner) if at all possible. Their focus would and should have been entirely on that, and they had a very short time in which to do it. Can always chat about it with NTSB afterwards, once you've accomplished Job One.