After a long career in aviation,I have learned that I'm not the most clever of pilots,so need to avoid situations,that may require me to display extraordinary skills.
Looking at the weather radar image for the time of the incident,it would appear that the gust front of the storm would be just about smack bang over the field.
There would have been enough clues,....ATC actual tower reports of the deteriorating conditions,aircraft weather radar imagery( often cluttered due raindrop size,but in this casemost probably,a clear red line approaching the field)..wall to wall lightning,TAFs which most definitely forecast the storm..
All this scary stuff would not have gone un-noticed by the crew..
I can only imagine,they had run out of options,with no fuel left to divert,and therefore assessed the Bergamo landing as the least of all threats!....Otherwise...why would you!
Last edited by Yaw String; 6th Aug 2016 at 11:13.