Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

It will most likely turn out to be one of two things:

1. Pilot error (he may try to blame the equipment for his own mistake,
that has happened before).
2. Some system failure, or combination of configurations that resulted
in an unexpected result.

My money is on 1. given that the reports state that the glideslope was
unusual, and he may simply have gotten himself behind the power curve.


Nah,the power curve not as big an issue these days. Spool up times are
almost as fast as pistons and it probably had some sort of Alpha floor
protection anyway. I'll know shortly because I'll be talking to a 777
friend this afternoon.



Bertie

I know nothing, but in view of the fact that some witnesses reported
that the plane had been banking, could the pilots have been lining up on
the wrong runway, realised their error, and got out of the safe
operating envelope as they tried to re-align?