However we slice and dice this, it all comes back to pilot error.
A/T set up a bad situation do to RA failure?OK, so what.
The aircraft did not meet any logical stabilization criteria on the approach.
Why did a TC allow the approach to continue in IMC if that was the case.
Does THY have mandated stabilization criteria? Do they enforce it? I can see the report findings now---
A/C was allowed to slow beyond safe flying speed by pilot inattention.
A/C impacted the ground in a stalled state.
Contributing factors- RA1 error resulting in A/T idle of the engines.
Lack of company specific guidance to crew regarding stabilization of aircraft on approach.
At most airlines I have flown at, I would venture to say that this event COULD NOT have happened if pilots followed company policy regarding stabilization. The big culprit here is not the RA or AT. Its the desire to push a bad approach.
For those of you who want to redesign the RA's and AT's. Why not a automatic pull up and TOGA on a GPWS warning,just incase the pilot would be too distracted to do it himself
