not switching them off isn't the norm
At the time, I didn't know that it wasn't the norm.
I'm pretty sure that the procedure for when the F Pump Aft/Fwd comes on was the same then as it is now,
Check tank contents
If normal confirm affected pump switch is on and CB in
If light remains on switch off affected pump
If tank contents low switch affected pump off
So therefore the norm when the caution comes on, would be to switch it off
Unless you are telling us you regularly knowingly failed to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances.
As Dg says, you can't know that the pump hasn't failed can you?
Well, if the caption comes on when sat in the hover and then goes off when flying away, it's pretty obvious that it's not a failure. If it doesn't go off, then...
It only becomes obvious after the event. At the time of making your decision not to follow the normal procedures there was no way of you knowing if the pump was working or not.