bearfoil, re # 604, thanks.
Quite clear, hence my reference to human nature – AA being flown IMC had no choice but to manage the situation (assessment and choice of a course of action).
Airblue may have exercised a choice; not that there should have been a choice during a CTL (VMC only). Thus, this is a classic situation where the crew might have misunderstood the situation, or with good understanding, chosen a poor option. What we lack is the detail of the crew’s understanding of the situation and the decisions taken.
Hence my points in # 603 to remove the option of assessing and deciding that a EGPWS warning is false, and then the option to ignore it. Also, by eliminating ‘routine’ warnings which might be ignored habitually in other situations.
Situation awareness, decision making, and self discipline – all aspects of airmanship; and in this respect, the accidents would be similar.