As you say if you loose the tail you are doomed but there are still two ways down. Nose down like a bomb or in a flat spin like the Metrojet A321 in Sinai dessert after explotion.
Nice and comprehensive analysis of probable causes.
You didn't mention something hindering the vertical steering of the aircraft. Besides a mechanical parts failure which I agree is more unlikely it could be caused by some foreign object blocking the steering linkage, something like a luggage in the cockpit getting stuck between the seat and steering column up to a crewmember slumping over the steering horn due to a physical matter.
You may have information which makes my question obsolete though.
Thank you! I don't have additional information that would make your question obsolete, it's an interesting idea. I was by no means trying to be comprehensive, just ticking off a few possibilities.
Jeff, that crash in Houston occured when the pilot flying accidentally hit the TOGA switch, and triggered the somatogravic illusion, which created the sensation of a stall. Due to low altitude, by the time the pilot in command was able to break the connection between the yokes, it was too late. The Captain, Rick Blakely, was the husband of my wife's friend.
That must have been devastating for your wife's friend--to know that her husband died fighting his own co-pilot.
It's interesting to think about in the context of the new HBO show "The Rehearsal: Season Two," which is about making sure that pilots communicate effectively. Sometimes, communication isn't enough -- one pilot wants to do the right thing, and the other wants to do the wrong thing.
As you say if you loose the tail you are doomed but there are still two ways down. Nose down like a bomb or in a flat spin like the Metrojet A321 in Sinai dessert after explotion.
Great point.
Nice and comprehensive analysis of probable causes.
You didn't mention something hindering the vertical steering of the aircraft. Besides a mechanical parts failure which I agree is more unlikely it could be caused by some foreign object blocking the steering linkage, something like a luggage in the cockpit getting stuck between the seat and steering column up to a crewmember slumping over the steering horn due to a physical matter.
You may have information which makes my question obsolete though.
Thank you! I don't have additional information that would make your question obsolete, it's an interesting idea. I was by no means trying to be comprehensive, just ticking off a few possibilities.
Jeff, that crash in Houston occured when the pilot flying accidentally hit the TOGA switch, and triggered the somatogravic illusion, which created the sensation of a stall. Due to low altitude, by the time the pilot in command was able to break the connection between the yokes, it was too late. The Captain, Rick Blakely, was the husband of my wife's friend.
That must have been devastating for your wife's friend--to know that her husband died fighting his own co-pilot.
It's interesting to think about in the context of the new HBO show "The Rehearsal: Season Two," which is about making sure that pilots communicate effectively. Sometimes, communication isn't enough -- one pilot wants to do the right thing, and the other wants to do the wrong thing.