METAR YPAD 171900Z 07004KT 9999 FEW022 05/04 Q1018
RMK RF00.0/000.0
TTF: NOSIG
Given that the wind is quoted as an easterly I can well understand why the crews were not considering fog especially in light of the TAF. If the wind had been a south-westerly then it might have started raising a few red flags. I have only ever seen fog at ADL twice in my 20 years flying into the place and that was due to sea fog. All this post event dissection of the wx ignores the fact that ADL is not a destination that is regularly affected by radiation fog. The proof of this is that two crews from two different airlines were caught out by unforecast fog. The unforecast fog in ADL was unfortunate but the compounding of that error by the BoM with unforecast fog in MIA, which is subject to regular radiation fog, is bewildering.
If events like this are supposed to provide lessons to the wider community well I have now changed my fuel order for early morning arrivals into ADL!