The point being largely misssed here is that in order for the incident to be reported to the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), a certain level of amnesty was granted by the FAA to ensure the full details came out. I'm no fan of the FAA, but it requires a careful balance of judicial oversight and open reporting to make this program effective. If this had ended up as another 10 year lawsuit it is unlikely that anyone would have learned from this tragic, but preventable, accident. Now the details are out, perhaps we can all be reminded once again why someone goes to all the trouble to paint those pretty cross hatch lines on the stand.