Originally Posted by
KayPam
But with an airbus, the captain would not have been disturbed by very large stick forces, even in alternate law and trim failure, because of the sidestick having a constant force feedback.
I forgot the exact word, but in the TEM model as well as in James Reason's model, safety comes from the addition of "safety layers".
So it is not contradictory to say that the pilot failed, but this does not prevent the manufacturer from trying to improve its product.
On an Airbus He would have performed the go around with AP ON, and that makes a huge difference in terms of safety, especially with crap weather at 2 am.