Originally Posted by
Bleve
I think that is the root cause of the problem. If the outline of the accident as posted by OnTheNumbers is correct (the video reconstruction strongly suggests that it is), then the problem began when they transitioned to a visual approached and the F/O disconnected the automatics for a manual landing. But instead of disconnecting the AT, he pressed TOGA instead. The CPT took over, but never corrected the first error by disengaging the AT.
If people would verify the FMA, and be able to know what those things mean, this would not happen. Also, that captain must have had a weird looking FD in front of him.
On the other hand, in a time where I do not get a satisfactory answer from captains doing recurrent training, of the mechanics of 'Level Change', I am not easily surprised anymore.