Originally Posted by
Machinbird
Assuming that the linkage was not jammed by a foreign object such as a tool or frozen water/deicing fluid.
Concur.
Or the AP was not engaged, as thats a 'computer' with a degree of authority over the flight controls. Or the stall protection COMPUTER didnt decide to do something. Or the Horizontal STabilizer Control Unit, likewise.
The number of aircraft where there isnt a computer of some kind involved nowadays is pretty small ....