WIRED:
After Asiana 214, Examining the Intricacies and Perils of Landing a Modern Airliner.
There were four pilots on board the 777, which is not unusual for a transoceanic flight. Typically, one pair will sleep or relax in the crew rest bunks just behind the cockpit while the other is flying. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilot at the controls was a captain in training with 43 hours in a 777 but nearly 10,000 hours in other airliners, including the Boeing 747. In addition to the flight experience, the pilot, identified as Lee Kang-kook by Asiana Airlines, also would have undergone many hours of transition training in a 777 simulator. . . .
Because Asiana 214 was cleared for the visual approach, and there was an inoperable glide slope, under normal circumstances the pilots would use the runway markings as aiming points, and the PAPI lights to place them on the correct glide slope. It is not yet known why this system did not work and is a question the NTSB is seeking to answer.
Seems like he just blew the approach for some reason.
Posted at 6:33 pm by
Glenn Reynolds 
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