At no time in two years plus has anyone questioned the NU input of PF at handoff. Only insofar as he should have left the a/c descending at 3 degrees. Have I missed something? This has been the position all along, the a/c needed handling.
The ND reflects A/P reaction to substantial UpDraft.
The politics of the initial BEA report reflect the wisdom of the PF's pull.
"The a/c did not initially respond..." It is their way of throwing PF and the a/c a bone...... The resultant climb, when it occurred, had the benefit of the airmass, and in AL2 should have trimmed NU. It did. Six Degrees? The 1.65 g was the result of these factors, not the pilot acting alone.
The jet was manouvering at a/p loss, and can be considered to be Upset, at this point. LOC came later. Twilight Zone, anyone? ffs.
An opinion can be put forth that this a/c was uncommanded for as long as 5 seconds. That qualifies as Upset.
How sinister is the creep of Urban Myth.