Originally Posted by
Silver Fox
So do you think they are saying the answer to your point 8 was "no, because by a strange coincidence they were lined up almost with the centreline lights?". Or "they should have seen them but missed them?".
There was an accident in LAX many years ago where the controller forgot a regional prop on the runway and cleared another aircraft to land. The conclusion was that it was really difficult to see the regional prop for the incoming aircraft. Though at that time there was less lights on until they were cleared for takeoff
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Los_Angeles_runway_collision
They don't really make judgement, but the former is probably the closest reading at the moment.