Just thinking....
I was a lurker here for years before starting to comment. I read a lot of helpful posts, and then some idiotic ones, also. (I have also put my foot in my mouth) I learned some stuff, and one thing that has always been my opinion is that is never just 1 thing that leads to an accident.
Through all these posts on this thread and the original one, there are some basic common points.
1. The crew was a crew that met minimum standards
2. They were flying an unfamiliar approach at night
3. They were late in the descent (not all their fault)
4. They may have been very tired
5. They did not know where they were vertically, and did not monitor their descent rate. (maybe fatigue factor)
6. They did not GA at the "Sink Rate" warning, or when they were not stabilized per UPS SOP's (maybe fatigue factor)
The fact that the approach plates make the approach "legal" or not does not really matter.
The fact that the PAPI's are not set for a height 4 category airplane does not matter.
If they had flown either plate as published, and followed the PAPI when visible, there would probably have been a different outcome.
Last edited by Jetdriver; 25th Feb 2014 at 20:25.