Unless you have never missed a radio call or made a mistake you should be leery of jumping all over this SWA crew.
Especially since there are easy fixes.
Centerline lights, or some other light system, that stays red until the controller extinguishes them come to mind.
Maybe part of a tower transmission was stepped on. This crap happens all the time yet the technology to keep two transceivers from transmitting simultaneously has existed for decades. (Google hetrodynes) The FAA has never considered it a priority.
Even if it was completely the SWA crew's fault what good does "punishment" do. Unless they were doing something reckless or inappropriate (i.e. messing with their cell phones, talking with the jumpseater about his vacation etc.) punishment will accomplish nothing.
I made a similar mistake on the same runway (there were other factors) and when the matter of remedial training was brought up I told the FAA that unless additional training could make me perfect and prevent me from ever making a mistake again, I failed to see the point. Amazingly enough they agreed.
Especially since there are easy fixes.
Centerline lights, or some other light system, that stays red until the controller extinguishes them come to mind.
Maybe part of a tower transmission was stepped on. This crap happens all the time yet the technology to keep two transceivers from transmitting simultaneously has existed for decades. (Google hetrodynes) The FAA has never considered it a priority.
Even if it was completely the SWA crew's fault what good does "punishment" do. Unless they were doing something reckless or inappropriate (i.e. messing with their cell phones, talking with the jumpseater about his vacation etc.) punishment will accomplish nothing.
I made a similar mistake on the same runway (there were other factors) and when the matter of remedial training was brought up I told the FAA that unless additional training could make me perfect and prevent me from ever making a mistake again, I failed to see the point. Amazingly enough they agreed.