Executive Summary:
The AIB President found, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the mishap was caused first, by the MA touching down at 202 KCAS, and second, by the MA flight control surfaces, namely the tail of the aircraft, conflicting with the MP inputs upon landing, resulting in the MP’s inability to recover from the aircraft oscillation.
The AIB President also found by a preponderance of the evidence that four additional factors substantially contributed to the mishap. The substantially contributing factors are:
- the MP landed with Speed Hold engaged and using an alternate crosscheck method
- the MP Helmet Mounted Display misalignment distracted the MP during a critical phase of flight
- the MP experienced cognitive degradation due to fatigue
- the MP lacked systems knowledge on flight control logic
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