Simfly - In general terms I agree with you. Joyce Stick appears to have not fully read the report and as a consequence ends up quoting cliches and shooting from the hip. The main cause of the aircraft departing the runway was the left thrust lever cable run being displaced and running to high power and thus causing the aircraft to yaw right - otherwise it would have been a very heavy landing incident but repairable.
ATC bears a heavy responsibility in their management of the airfield lighting systems and subsequent reaction to the crash response.
Incidentally, both pilots have now retired.
The fatality was a supposedly terminally ill gentleman, the death of whom was not attributable to the accident.
To anyone who may be confused - Joyce Stick has removed his previous unnecessary comments to which several inputs have referred though his remarks have been paraphrased by others.
Last edited by willoman; 6th Sep 2004 at 17:13.