Interesting note about AA Airbus crash in NYC

[AirRabbit]

I just hate the fact that I think the pilot was unfairly blamed.

Again, he wasn’t.

Originally Posted by theamrad

Well....To quote the Probable Cause from the NTSB report:
"......created by the first officer’s unnecessary and excessive rudder pedal inputs."
Seems a lot like blame to me.

The reason it seems a lot like blame is because it IS blame. It’s just not unfair blame. But, having said that, there certainly isn’t a shortage of blame to go around on this one. Inadequate information available on the airplane; at least as far as the kinds of controller deflection amounts and forces yielding the kinds of control surface deflections achieved. Inadequate regulations; or, at least inadequate understanding of what the regulations say. Inadequate understanding of the aerodynamics involved; at least as far as what was known, what was thought to be known, what was not considered about the rules, and how those rules play out in an airplane. Inadequate training; at least as far as correctly stressing when, if, and how the rudder should be used in recovering from inadvertent upsets. Inadequate follow-up; at least as far as one pilot’s opinion is concerned.

No; there is enough blame available to satisfy almost any one’s prurient interests.