A strong possibility that the somatogravic illusion was a factor IMHO.
Strong possibility? I doubt that. Hadn't the captain been flying for 30 years? Somatogravic illusion is a catch phrase used all too often to explain a so far unknown reason for a crash.
There would be hundreds of crashes every month all over the world that could be blamed on somatogravic illusion especially for aircraft catapulted from aircraft carriers where the acceleration on take off is mind-boggling on the senses.