Originally Posted by
misd-agin
Reacting as if it was a trim runaway would have stopped the problem. The plane could have been flown, almost 100% normally, to a safe landing. That's exactly what happened on the flight that the jump seater identified the problem as a runaway trim - the crew turned the trim off using the stab trim cutout switches and continued to their destination. I'm not advocating continuing to your destination after a stab trim problem but their actions show that it's fully controllable once the appropriate steps are taken.
Why would you react to a trim runaway if the problem did not present itself that way? You're confusing us.