Crash field
Some questions are posted about the crash site.
Car crashes are performed at 60 km/u, and see what remains of these steel cages.
Some time ago an institute did a car crash test at 120 km/u. The nominal max speed in Western Europe. => those results where eye openers.
Now you have an alumunum thin walled tube, smashing in a rock at a multiple of those car crash speeds.
Technical failure preventing pitch control as stated abvove?
Does that reporter even ""know"" how many ways there are to control pitch?
Windscreen crack or blowout "IS" a possibility.
With a 450 kt , -40°C windchill, storming into the cockpit?
After the initial shock, (averaging 5-10 seconds for a normal human in a relaxed state) , remember, you are just leveling off, checks done, starting to relax as this is supposed to be the "easy part".
After the intial BANG, the first pilot/human reaction is life preservation.
And it takes seconds to analyse, think, act - react.
+ Certainly shock of seeing a wounded pilot/copilot next to you.
Deathening noise, shearing -40°wind, "Where is my mask". be sure it will be NOTHING like in a simm, hell, I have to get lower.
Damm, start desend . . no time
it's over in seconds..