Originally Posted by
filejw
Can't remember who I got the info from but flying a FMS GS on a non precision app below MDA does not provide terrain clearance to the runway. First thing that came to mind when I read the a/p was on at the time of the accident.
So were they flying a FMS GS or were they flying visually with FMS GS as a check by PNF. Perhaps the trees at the Benson house and the ridge were wrapped in mist and just part of a featureless black hole with the far end runway lights just visible - hence the call runway in sight. Would seeing those distant lights in the black hole make them feel high and therefore clear of the obstacles?