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Saturday, July 6, 2013

TV News Aviation Experts Are All Idiots

Save your time. Our current list of possible causes for the OZ214 incident at SFO.

Most accidents have multiple causes in a "cascade of events."

Pilot Error.
Altimiter incorrectly set.
CAT/ wind shear.
High AOA / stall.
Incorrect response to stall.
Seagull ingestion.
Thrust / engine failure / fuel supply issue.
Cargo shift.
Incorrect flap / spoiler mode.
FADEC or FMS hacked by N. Korea.

added 7/7/13 18:15 GMT
PAPI out of service.
Featureless terrain illusion.

We are confident that whatever it was, it will be known pretty soon.