Originally Posted by aterpster
That's a new one on me. The Board is not inclined to analyze work by FAA investigators unless they were assisting the NTSB investigators in the field. Further, the FAA has neither the facilities nor expertise to assess CVRs and FDR data. Finally, the Board does not issue probable causes when the FAA does an accident investigation.
This is not true. The NTSB regularly and routinely issues probable causes for accidents when the FAA does an accident investigation.
Look for this notice in the accident reports: "NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report."