SloppyJoe:
This aircraft was CAT I only, stop speculating about CAT II, it is only a CAT I aircraft!!!!!
Has this been established with certainty? I know nothing about Metroliners. But, someone (if I recall correctly he used to fly them) said earlier in the thread some Metros are CAT II equipped, some are not.
Has an official release been made about the accident aircraft's CAT II capability, or lack thereof? That is a pertinent fact for armchair assessments.
Then again, even if the aircraft were CAT II equipped, the crew would have to be CAT II trained and qualified.