RetiredF4
The probable obvious cause of this accident seems to be non existent energy management by the crew.
The low speed was the reason for dropping low on the glidepath and for being unable to correct this situation in time. Most information for a visual approach can be found or correlated from outside visual references, speed canīt. It has to be checked with the instruments and managed properly.
There seems to be a overreliance on the AT to do this job at all times and under most circumstances. There is no excuse that the speed decay in that published amount and time was not recognized until it was too late.
Agreed but what if you pushed the thrust levers forward and there was no response from the engines? You would get an event like this or the BA777 at Heathrow.
Not saying it happened this way but it perfectly fits the flight profile.