Press-on-Itis
The Captainīs report, if it is truely reported, says it all. Now we should learn from the incident.
After all the CRM, SIm training, Line checks, Memos, Quality meetings and discussions, still we get crews pressing on with unstabilised approaches.
Here they got away with it thank God. These guys should now make a tour of operators, explaining to other pilots first hand what thoughts go on in these situations - what makes us press on, even when warning signs are there, loud and clear.
Human psychology seemingly stays constant - unconvinced by rule makers, advisers and instructors. What goes on inside us? Is it the same instinct which makes us try to get to the motorway gas station after this one, rather than doing the guarranteed safe thing?
Let us not hammer these guys - let us learn from them. Let us not, on the other hand label it conveniently CFIT and publish yet more memos.
Let us also agree, that no one airline has a monopoly on press-on-itis.
Each and all need to understand these inner feelings and the individual will have to develop a strategy for dealing with them.