Originally Posted by
lansen
Pressing either of the TOGA buttons instead of disengaging the autothrottle is certainly not a common mistake in the 737. You either have to be retarded, completely unqualified or maybe have a live seizure to mistake/accidently push the wrong one of those buttons
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Erroneously pushing the toga PB is a commom mistake at cadet level if the hand on the thrust levers is not positioned properly. I have seen it in the Sim a few times with experienced crew as well during turbulent conditions for the same reason stated above. Hand position on the thrust levers is crucial to avoid any inadvertent activation of the push buttons. But lansen don’t worry, You are an astronaut so these discussions are understandably useless for You. If (and it’s a big if) you’re a captain on a 737 and your low hours FO makes this mistake you can always tell him what you wrote in Your post ;-)