Perhaps I'm being a bit naive, but as a pilot myself, I
can't help but
wonder whether the aircraft in question was
equipped with a regular old
barometric-type altimeter. If so,
it would have given a "correct" (as correct
as those normally
are) indication whether the pilot was over runway, water,
or
irregular terrain.
As for altimeter indications on final, I've done one
or
two landings at a nearby airport that is situated on the bank
of a river,
and have done VFR approaches over the river,
and I can honestly say that, once
established on final
approach, I always looked at the runway first, altimeter
second.
I know nothing about flying one of the big boats,
though, and
know no NTSB-released official details of the
cause of the accident, so I won't
presume to second-guess
the pilot of this flight.
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