GGNP,
You have a point regarding the suitability for the A300 to use this runway at night, but it wasn't the cause of the low altitude and CFIT. My understanding is that the automation was controlling the airplane. If the autopilot was set to follow the VDA on the chart, they would have been much higher. It suggests that the autopilot was in a VS mode or the there was some other issue that permitted the autopilot to follow the lower profile. If the VGSI path was followed, the aircraft would not have impacted the trees where it did.