Somebody has some explaining to do here. Impact 2,000 feet short of the threshold does not count as a near miss. How come three pilots failed to note the visual picture? A threshold that is apparently moving up the windshield on short final is not good news. Clipping trees 70 feet high at 3,000 feet from the threshold indicates an approximately 1 degree approach path.
Fatigue? Wrong flap setting or approach speed? Airfield environment in low light conditions? Apparent change in PAPI colour due mist? Lack of visual approach proficiency?
Thank Heaven the 727 is such a tough machine. Engines under the wings would probably have made this a fire-ball.