Short field trials at West Freugh, airfield blacked out, only omni-directional NVG compatible edge markers for the runway. F3 comes in to land, touches down firmly, goggles fall off and drop between seat and stick.
Pilot (nameless in case he stalks and kills me) now with no night vision and no goggles, tries to pull back to go around. Stick stuck because of goggles. Nav enquiring into just what might be happening as jet accelerates, gobbling up the available 5000 feet or so, but still firmly down. Pilot pushes stick fully forward, retrieves goggles then hauls back. The jet, by now going like a train, pings up into the night sky, burners blazing, at about 40 degrees. Slightly flushed-sounding nav announces "We're going to Leuchars. Call you from the ground." We had a couple of beers that night!
This episode never made it into the trials report.