[Niteflyr]

From the other comments here, it sounds like the captain was fixated on landing the plane, in spite of it being too high, too fast, or both.

We in the flying community call that "get-there-itis". Killed a lot of people over the years. Of course commercial carriers are under a great deal of pressure (much of that coming from the flying public) to be "on time/on schedule". Go-arounds cost time and money...if you magically make it you are a hero...but when you don't....

[James C. Bennett]

Very sad, and true.