desitter said
One witness inside the park said the plane was "unbalanced", by which one may possibly infer that the plane was near stalling while attempting to climb over the ridge
A response to a GPWS in the 'bus is full aft stick and thrust levers to the wall. The 'bus does not stall but with full aft stick it goes to max AoA. This would not be a go-around but an escape maneuver.