Take your pick
British Airways...landed short of R27 at Heathrow.
Air NZ ......crashed in to Mt Erubus due to many screw ups on the way there
Qantas....747 ran off the runway at Bangkok due to a PIC screw up
UNITED......too many crashes to mention
AIR FRANCE.......dropped into the Atlantic with an A330.
JAPAN AIR......quite a few
KOREAN AIR......quite a few
I could go on and on and on.....why pick on ORIENT THAI??.Lets face it, **** happens.And it always will, no matter how much CRM/TEM/IOSA/LOSA/ hand wringing etc etc we engage in.The buck stops with the crew, or primarily the PIC.Focus should be on this area, get a good well trained Captain, with a mountain of hours, a proven attitiude, good simulator instructors in his company, make sure he is not too tired, pay him well, give him the respect he deserves for all his hard won experience, and you have your answer to the '**** happens' problem.Too many Captains are now expected to fly with too many under qualified and very poor FOs.Ive seen it first hand at JetstarNZ for example, its a disgrace, all in the name of saving some money. This is a worldwide phenomenom, and it will not go away, it will only get worse and worse, with more and more silly and unnecessary prangs with people getting killed as a result.This silly ICAO SMM Manual for example, is just rubbish....its avoiding the main issue.......lack of experience in the cockpit.