if you don't get the stick all the way forward to the stop and hold it there..... then it ain't coming out.....
BTDT. Scared the living daylights out of me the first time that happened. Not enough seat padding to
comfortably get full forwards and only an extra shove against the restraint of the straps got it to come out.
FULL and free.
Not saying that this was the issue here but I did learn a valuable lesson from this aircraft type.