I believe it will be called...an American Airlines crew ****-up
We obviously have a variety of posters here, whose opinions span the full range of attitude, and skill/experience. I have no role whatever in assigning or speculating upon responsibiliy here, so I will not. In the absence of other authoritative information, I will maintain my confidence that the crew were applying their skill and training to the best of their ability, under the circumstances.
By the way, while I think of it at the moment, a hearty thanks, and well done for all those pilots recently who have accomplished a safe landing, regardless of the circumstances!
There was a problem, our industry gets better because we fix problems, not blame...