TC,
As I said back when that happened....she was out there walking the walk....and what happened to her could have happened to anyone of us. It gets mighty dark in some of the places we fly and when you throw in the hard bits things happen. The way she handled the event is what sold me on her piloting skills....when it all went pear shaped....she did good. There is not one of us who can honestly say we have not dropped a clanger and except for some divine intervention....could have had as ugly a thing or worse happen to us.
I missed an unlit mast one night by what seemed like inches....and it was not anything I did or did not do that prevented me from scoring a direct hit on the thing. I was just luckier than she was.
Pointing the finger is nice...but remember...it could be you sitting there wondering what happened one night. The folks in Washington in the 412 prove my point. It can happen to anyone at anytime....just pray it isn't your turn next.