A 210 in around 1985 out bankstown crashed a killed all on board just after takeoff. Reason pilot though he was pulling pitch he pulled the red knob instead and crashed. I keep saying fuel is cheap.
Pilots are only human and like everyone else can make mistakes. I don't see how this is at all relevant to the LOP ROP discussion thats been going on.
When you work out the hourly rate you need just to cover the cost of running an aircraft, i don't think the fuel component comes out as being "cheap".