Doubtless Airbus and AirAsia know by now EXACTLY what happened and the lawyers are gearing up for the fight.
If it was a rudder hardover, as allegedly previously reported, then the maintenance is in the frame.
If it is an Airbus peculiarity about which few if any of the crew were/are aware, then manufacturer is in the frame.
If it was mishandling of a recoverable situation, then the airline and xAAs are in the frame for inadequate training.
Meanwhile the amateur accident investigators in this forum will continue to speculate about spins, stalls, aerobatics, impact angles, aircraft flight paths, configurations and so on ad nauseam.
Perhaps if those in the industry might take some time out, particularly the designers of the kit which is confusing the operators so regularly (no particular type specific) to try reading "The Organized Mind" by Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin (as soon as it is published 2 days from now,if you want it Kindled).
If that task can be achieved, either before their next flight or before their next design, then we might be part-way down the road to reducing the rates of such tragic mishaps.
Listening to the author on BBC Radio 4 Monday 26th January at 0900Z (try pod-casting it?) it appeared that someone with knowledge of the brains of the species of advanced-level Bonobo Chimps, who design and operate the current airliner fleets, has cast light on the supreme arrogance of said Chimps and their (possibly) false confidence in their ability to multi-task and handle multiple information threads.
If I may quote: "The brain worked well enough for our Stone Age ancestors and has barely changed since then, during which it has been forced to absorb vastly more knowledge than ever before in human history. "
I await the incoming fire, yours truly, a retired Bonobo!
