Issues NTSB can do little about remain in play

That the Colgan 3407 accident was caused by pilot error comes as no surprise, given the string of failures identified at this week's National Transportation Safety Board meeting. Indeed, so much of the board meeting seemed to be marked by failure which hung like a cloud over the proceedings. While the crew and the airline may have failed, it was not that shadowing the board's report. It was inactivity on the biggest issues raised by the accident - codesharing, professionalism, commuting and training.