Originally Posted by
AfricanSkies
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For the PP's on here, how does this accident profile fit a deployed reverser in flight?
If the flight data is correct, Reverser Unlocked or severe damage to the left engine could be a possibility. The aircraft appeared to yaw to the left at an increasing rate until it entered the sea. Looks like when the autopilot finally gave up the aircraft yawed left and the nose pointed down. Airspeed must have increased, increasing the drag on the left engine causing yaw to accelerate. The engine being slightly below the C of G pulled the nose further down until the aircraft was inverted and then continued to pull the nose up relative to the horizon while inverted, causing the increase of lateral speed (GS). The yaw to the left continued while inverted causing the increasing heading until it entered the sea. This is just a guess based on the data.