I can read the AIM...quite familiar with it, I am. What bearing does that have? The aircraft was NOT at FL180 when it hit the ground. Class A doesn’t start at the ground.
Center routinely gives me the current ATIS, ASOS info for the closest airport, and the only time I was given an altimeter setting of 29.92 is when that was the pressure....I don’t hit the FLs
Were they trying to sneak in? Did Center not hand them off to approach, or departure? Did they get cleared to land WITHOUT THE CURRENT ATIS???