Originally Posted by Flying Bagel
they could have been coming in on an intercept from above, messed up their mode selections hoping for an automatic capture
The approach type on 09 is either an NDB or a VOR - neither of which allow an "automatic capture" from above.
However, you allude to the only too common, most-modern-accidents-feature-it unstable approach. If you are a betting man, it is a good bet.
PJ2,
As I say, it was just a thought. In a calm, prepared environment, a selected-selected NPA is a complete doddle (though I prefer and love managed-managed!). There will be
something amiss on this one, which only the boxes will reveal.