We at CX shouldn't be throwing stones in that glasshouse.......and I'm worried to hear those who suggest "it could never happen here."
Your next error is waiting just around the corner
Agreed! In fact, it has happened here (ours occurred in IMC conditions). Until Flight Ops Departments are taken away from accountants and placed back in the control of pilots, these type of events will continue to occur at an increasing pace. Fifty years from now we will be looking back on this era of aviation and the hard lessons learned from our mismanagement during this epic race to the bottom.
The notion that you can dumb down the experience/skill level in the cockpit and discourage pilots from manually flying solely because of better automation is as stupid as driving recklessly because your car is equipped with Antilock Brakes.