Originally Posted by
cncpc
..Unless one is predisposed to a bias towards the crew in this one, it is going to be difficult to hang this one the crew...
Isn't it the case that once they have exposed themselves to low altitude mode the onus is entirely on the PIC to see and avoid obstacles? If so, and not-withstanding all those other factors which might get pinned on the operator or elsewhere, the core issue does seem to me the aircraft was operating in conditions which did not allow them to see and avoid obstacles in the flight path.