Originally Posted by
CVividasku
I looked into this accident today.
I'm really shocked to find out that most likely all of the deadly mistakes that day were committed by the F/O.
But that misses the point. And to say you prefer messy landings over deadly accidents...we all do, but how about neither with a perfectly-good aircraft on a clear, calm day?
The accident one hundred percent would not have happened if the Captain had flown a stabilized approach before attempting to land. Period. End of story.
What the Captain did opened myriad holes in the swiss cheese through which the other mistakes were allowed to pass, creating the deadly condition. If the FO wasn't keeping up, that's because the Captain had created a set of conditions beyond the FO's skill set, particularly when they were fasting for Ramadan. I mean -- 7500fpm descent rate 10 miles from the threshold? That's a clue it's time to go around.