Originally Posted by FlyingTinCans
More likely is that the autopilot had trimed aft to maintain the altitude while the speed was decaying, and once the stick pusher had released the pilots were presented with an out-of-trim nose up pitch aircraft.
Probably not. The report states there was a 25 pound pull force on the column. That means something or someone was physically pulling the control column. Also, the pull occurs after the stick shaker, not the stick pusher.