Eddie sez:

Were these bad pilots? No, they were poorly trained pilots. If you haven't done this scenario in the simulator, you need to. You have an edge they didn't: you have a GPS which also gives you altitude and ground speed. You should have an idea of what power settings and pitch angles your airplane requires for various phases of flight.
Everything here is from the references shown below, with a few comments in an alternate color.
Photo: AeroPeru 603 Captain's Static Port, taken by underwater camera, from May Day: Flying Blind.
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Figure: Flight Track, from Peru Ministry of Transport, Aircraft Accident Report, pg. 19.
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[Peru Ministry of Transport Aircraft Accident Report, §1.]
The conventional wisdom on this mishap is rather maddening:
The accident report blames the technician for not removing the tape and the pilots for failing to comply with the GPWS procedure. I believe the pilots could have done much more prior to the GPWS warning. The mishap was survivable and easily so.
[Peru Ministry of Transport Aircraft Accident Report, §3.]
. . . and other Case Studies
May Day: Flying Blind, Cineflix, Episode 4, Season 1, 17 September 2003 (AeroPeru 603)
Peru Ministry of Transport, Aircraft Accident Report, Accident of the Boeing 757-200 Aircraft, Operated by Empressa de Transporte Aereo Del Peru, Off the coast of Lima, 2 October 1996
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