It was a series 700.
Thanks: which means it was a GPS a/c with a MAP. And, guys, don't forget there are 2 pilots on board. At night, if no radar, then I'd expect some kind of procedural arrival & approach. If on radar then vectors to a position where perhaps the crew called visual. Thus, via one method you end up in the correct place following the magenta line; via the other the talkie talkie chappie points you at the correct bit of tarmac.
It's a mystery. Was the B747 Atlas a MAP or needles & dials? That too was a night. The A320 that missed Belfast was a daytime NPA to a visual transition. The recent B767 in Africa is also a mystery. That too was a MAP a/c.
I can understand, with a cockpit gradient, the odd hot high approach instead of a go-round. However, diving into the wrong bit of terrain with 2 pilots…..? Who was PF? I've heard of captains spotting the airfield during the 1st visit by a PF F/O and talking them onto finals like a radar. "there it is, can you see it. Would you like to go visual?" etc. etc."left a bit, down a bit, etc. etc." What nag aidf was tuned? The VNAV/LNAV could not fly the wrong approach, neither could the ILS. Let's hear about this so we can learn.