@ rubik :
However, when the aircraft misbehaves in an unexpected fashion not mentioned in any QRH or training manual then the sense of disorientation, surprise, incredulity, inadequacy, anger, and frustration will swamp the brain and preclude all rational thought.
Absolutely true. I had already mentioned something this a few times on the other thread as human factors are a big part of the cause of these 2 accidents . Some tend to forget that in AF447 , at least 2 of the 3 were highly experienced on the A330 and all 3 trained to good standards at the time . They made lots of errors yes, , but your sentence above fits part the sequence of events of that flight.