bubbers44;
This is very hard to understand. He knew the PF was out of control but elected to call the captain back instead of assuming control. When the captain got back to the cockpit it was too late.
Poor CRM? I don't doubt for a moment. The real question is why a relatively simple loss of air data lead to such a monumental "cock up".
Is the "startle factor" excuse a cop out for poor training endemic throughout the airline, or is this event a "one out of the box" horror story?
The average soul could be forgiven for believing it is the latter.
Strange as it may seem, I have a suspicion that the same event could have happened in a similar fashion to more than 10% of rostered crews, but the odds have luckily worked against it happening.
The industry deserves better than a lottery style "chance" draw.