Direct from the AAIU report:
The Investigation identified the following factors as being significant:
- The approach was continued in conditions of poor visibility below those required.
- The descent was continued below the Decision Height without adequate visual reference being acquired.
- Uncoordinated operation of the flight and engine controls when go-around was attempted. The engine power-levers were retarded below the normal in-flight operational range, an action prohibited in flight.
- A power difference between the engines became significant when the engine power levers were retarded below the normal in-flight range.
- Tiredness and fatigue on the part of the Flight Crew members.
- Inadequate command training and checking.
- Inappropriate pairing of Flight Crew members, and
- Inadequate oversight of the remote Operation by the Operator and the State of the Operator.
Please note the first two. Yes, the others are there too, but after those first two.
mad jock, I think that those videos are very good for putting this into context. Just to add to them, everyone should realise that in both of them the aeroplanes were being flown by autopilot, a requirement for those approaches. The aeroplane in the Cork crash incident had no autopilot.