Of course we all make mistakes, and aircraft are very safe but will we as a community learn anything that will prevent the same thing happening again... Probably not as these errors have all been made before .
That depends on whether we shut our minds off to the real causal factors.
All those factors that have been mentioned fatigue, culture, beliefs training etc etc... Just start to sound like excuses to me after a while...ALL pilots should arrive at the minima with no preconcieved idea of what to expect..
That's a great ideal but who is choosing "ALL pilots"? The airline is, and how do they choose them? By determining which ones favour the bottom line. Which ones are willing to pay to fly. And who's job is it to intervene if the standards are too low? The Regulator.
We can bemoan the fact that the crew made errors until the cows come home but that will have no effect on the likelihood of this occurring again next week. What will have an effect is revisiting the decisions made by the airline and the Regulaor regarding recruitment and training.
So it comes down to this, do you want to prevent it happening again or do you want to pour scorn upon others for their mistakes made ?
PS this wee rant isn't directed at you Woodja51. It's just a 'general rant'.