With the advice you provide, I'm not surprised. :D

Seems like a well timed incomplete might have served given what he told us. Frankly, I'd rather incomplete a candidate than send them to a ride, or get them a bust on their record. Of course that takes a LCA / APD who's willing to take the time and not all will.

I was an Interview Capt for a 121 airline before and let me tell you from experience you are fine. Yes this will be on your PRIA for the next 5 years but it is not the end of your life. When I interviewed I would always ask the question about failures on Check Rides(No one does PRIA checks until you are hired to expensive). If you busted your CFI, I did think much about it because most people do the first time. If you busted a training event I would listen to make sure you took responsibility for your mistakes, with out spending 30 mins telling me the whole story, and that you learned something from the bust and have fixed the issues. Now if you made excuses, tried to place blame on the other pilot, or have multiple failures in the same aircraft we had issues.
Just be honest and make your explanation simple, We had a lack of CRM, It was just one of those days I was off my game, etc then conclude with you were retrained and passed with flying colors and since then you pay extra attention to things so that does not happen online then you will see all the interview board smiling and nodding their heads. Remember the 3 main things I would look at could I handle doing a trip with you,
can you be trained( 1 bust does not disqualify you from this), finally how do you handle change.
Good Luck!

Don't get what people are talking about, "too expensive." In many cases they are free.

My guess is that airlines don't build a file of what would be confidential and personal information on people they do not intend to hire.

The real expense is the HR people to do the paperwork. Records from the FAA and other airlines are cheap (never paid more than $5).

As everyone here has stated (including your good advice), honesty is the best policy and the applicant has nothing to worry about.

As for checkride advice, slow down, don't get rushed, be methodical ... fly the box like you would your airplane.

As in do another checklist? No, he said to look at it again. I explained my reasoning, and he failed me. (i guess because he thought I was oblivious??)

Yes, I am well aware, and I wouldn't even consider telling it like that. Thanks for the advice.

I was setting up the box and briefing the approach. That is why he had controls. I was purposely being vague because it is not my intention to call anyone out by referencing the aircraft or company. Also, I wrote that post early this morning... zzzz

He said nothing about retraining until after it was done. The form he filled out also referenced programming the approach (I let nerves get the better of me) because I couldn't get back to the page that allowed me to change the transition fix. He said, something to the effect of, "if you can't find it, just clear the whole thing out." So that's what I did. This happened before the checklist thing.

As for TTP items, I can't find anything mentioning it in the contract or manuals that I have.

The word "incomplete" never left his mouth unfortunately.

Little harsh there..... don't ya think?