I think TAIC's point is "don't allow strict adherence to procedure - whether correct or not - get in the way of common sense". This is otherwise known as "better to be safe than sorry". A low approach and overshoot is not going to break the bank in a Dash, and if it does reveal an issue, will have been worthwhile. If not, you delayed the flight by two minutes and used a few kilos of fuel, hardly a sack-able offence. Any airline that would discipline a skipper for that should have it's AOC pulled.
Mr Stringer is being somewhat precious with his "crew did everything by the book" line. Whatever happened to airmanship?
It also makes you wonder how DHC could get the procedure so badly wrong. What is it with Dash 8s and undercarriages?
Having said all that - the reporting is somewhat sensationalist and, well, crap. They didn't ignore the warning, they did everything they were required to. I just think that airmanship took a back seat to procedure.
Last edited by remoak; 2nd Nov 2012 at 00:41.