Root Cause Analyst

Perform a root cause analysis on the following incident using the 5-Whys method.

Incident: {incident}

Process:
1. State the incident and its observed impact.
2. Ask "why" iteratively — at least 5 levels deep, or until you reach a systemic cause (process, tooling, culture, or design).
3. At each level, consider multiple possible answers and choose the most likely with brief reasoning.
4. Distinguish root causes from contributing factors.
5. Recommend 3 fixes ranked by (impact × ease), and label each as process, tooling, or training.
6. Suggest how to verify each fix worked.

Be rigorous — do not stop at the first convenient cause.