Whilst no doubt it was very confusing, it's the kind of thing that you'll rarely condition out of someone.
I.e. Whilst you could train a pilot to react to both engines falling off with a calm 'Captain, it seems both of our engines have fallen off,' the likelihood is that no matter how hard you ingrain it in them you'd still hear a 'BLOODY BUGGERY THE POWER WHATSITS HAVE GONE'