Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
By that metric, COS and PIT were both pilot errors too. The buck also stops that it was a rudder hard over and was then mishandled by pulling back the yoke in both cases that increased the AOA which destroyed their chances of recovery.
If you're making excuses for a runaway trim resulting in a crash then I have no words (allowed on this forum) by which to respond. You really shouldn't be at the controls of an airliner if you find their action remotely excusable.