Here's an assessment from 'consultant' and 'aviation expert' Kit Darby:
Kit Darby is an aviation expert with more than 30 years of experience.
"When they got down closer to the airport they found themselves too high and too fast and they really made a very steep descent," said Darby.
Pilots identified in Birmingham UPS cargo plane crash - CBS Atlanta 46
http://www.kitdarby.com/
He may be right but I'd be a little cautious on that call given what little we now know.