Originally Posted by
ManaAdaSystem
I would like to apologise for comparing this crew with the Korean crew in SFO. I just read the transcript and thought this was a night visual gone bad, when in fact it was a non precision IFR gone bad. A world of difference from a day visual.
The three biggest holes in the Swiss cheeese when it comes to CFIT are:
-Night/darkness
-Non precision
-Terrain
Add what appears to be a weak captain and a FO who did not take proper rest prior to the flight... I'm not impressed, but it is not comparable to Korean.
Correct, in the San Francisco Asiana accident, the pilots failed to do what is required for your first solo. That is, being capable of monitoring your airspeed and make proper corrections.
However, after reading the CVR release, I am reminded of the Korean Air crash in Guam. It was different circumstances but still much closer than the SFO thing.