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But given the low-altitude alert and the apparently continued low altitude
until impact, it seems conceivable that the instructor was actually letting
the student fly the approach, and failed to take control when the plane got
dangerously low.



Come on now, that's a wild guess!
Could have been any number of things. Maybe they couldn't find the GS.
Maybe they thought they were still above it, when they were already below it.
Sounds like there was some confusion about what their actual altitude was,
which should not be going on if established on an ILS a mile out. According to
the controller's radar they lost 300ft in 14 sec - trying to duck under?
Trying toget their GS indicator to come alive? Maybe there was something wrong
with the instrument - we can't exclude that at this early stage.

The weather report indicated 200 ft - but that was 20 minutes earlier. The
Citation reported 200 also, but when I hear jets reporting minimums, I always
wonder if it's really lower, and they just don't want to say it.

For now, it remains a tragedy for the freinds and families of the victims,
otherwise an approach accident in low IFR, and we'll have to wait to know
more.

G Faris