Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
what was that crash a while back when they think the PIC may have put his foot up on the central console and tripped the autopilot off accidentally... you could see that on CTV
You may be thinking of the Embraer over Brazil where the Captain put his foot on the footrest but may have knocked the transponder off with his foot in doing so. This stopped TCAS from working and they collided with the GOL 737-800 over the amazon resulting in the total loss of the 737. Bit of a design flaw with the Embraer which pilots need to be careful of.