Originally Posted by
zeus2120
My question is how much of the blame falls on the pilot when considering this is United's oldest plane in the fleet? With United operating a handful of early 1990s aircraft, it makes me wonder how safe and airworthy these old frames actually are. I don't find it a coincidence that the oldest plane in the fleet wrinkled on a hard landing.
If you look upthread there is a link to the Aviation Herald story which explains what happened. It was a new 767 FO being supervised by a Line Check Airman. My bet is that the NTSB will conclude it was pilot error (new pilot on the aircraft or LCA not reacting fast enough), not a non-airworthy airframe.