The controls will of worked just as they were ment to... otherwise the poster would of been talking to the investigation team and not to PPRUNE.
It was just a classic case trying to make the best out of a bad approach and not making a go-around.
It is easy to blame the aircraft - when in most cases the problem is with the pilot, his training, the airline safety culture and the Aviation Authority.
In India at the moment the airlines are being forced to upgrade local co-pilots due to political pressure - these co-pilots have very very limited experience because as a co-pilot in India you are not released like a western co-pilot... You are NOT allowed to takeoff and land... unless with a TRE/TRI Line Training Captain... have x number of hours on the aircraft and both the Captain and FO have done further training.
In the western world you would of never been released to go out and fly with a line captain unless you could takeoff and land satisfactorily... that is where the system is flawed.
An Indian pilot having 500 hours on type is nothing like a western pilot with 500 hours on type... as the former will only have a fraction of the takeoffs and landings... Thus only part of the western pilots skillset.
Mastering the aircraft in various weather conditions takes practice, time and exposure - in the correct environment.
Otherwise we end up with a Captain and Co-pilot.. neither of which are overly proficient at handling the aircraft in all stages of flight.
PT6A