A Question For Pilots
Lets assume for a moment they were hand flying, but initially high on a normal glide slope to the runway and the A/T or SPD was engaged for engine thrust management. If they thought they were descending at too rapid a rate and in the last seconds of flight applied significant thrust (manually), could that account for some of the unusual attitude of the aircraft that was observed by some people? With underslung (under the wing engines) doesn't the aircraft want to pitch up with application of thrust? I suppose the FDR will tell all...