"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
online.com...

As I read the article, while it does say that the pilot's actions caused
the
crash, it does not appear to afix blame to the pilot.



Exactly.

In Canada the TSB tries to make it very clear that they determine the cause,
the do not assign blame... quote from their mandate: it is not the function
of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
unquote...

I thought it was the same with the NTSB. (Their site does not respond
today, so I cannot refresh my memory on their mandate...)

It seems pretty clear that the "Cause" was the excessive waggling of rudder
by the pilot-flying.

"Blame" will be debated for a long time after the official report.