Pilot blamed in Crossair crash; others implicated  Aviation
International News » March 2004 March 16, 2007, 10:46 AM
Switzerland’s Federal Bureau of Air Accident Investigation,
known as the BFU, identified pilot error as the cause of a
Crossair Avro RJ100 accident on Nov. 24, 2001, near Bassersdorf,
Switzerland, during an approach to Zurich Airport. However,
investigators also pointed to external deficiencies at other
levels.  According to the BFU, the approach to Runway 28 had not
been equipped with a ground-based altitude-alert system despite
earlier recommendations, and the hill that the aircraft hit had
not been reported to Jeppesen and thus was not depicted on the
approach charts. Additionally, the investigators said minimal
sight limits in effect at the time of the accident were not
appropriate; meteorological conditions from the airport weather
service were not representative of actual conditions encountered
by the crew during descent; and Crossair management failed to
react appropriately to the capta