In the absence of information another possibility? It is easier to assess the things that data suggest, especially when the alternative would be to impugn or call into question the skill of the crew, and that without data.
It is why I wanted there to be no Horizon on the panel, with it, one assumes there was a way out. I have been borne by winds that treated me and the a/c as if I was a feather, and landed white as a sheet. I resist the thought the crew may have entered a bad one, I know the feeling. Hope this isn't histrionic.
Will