Originally Posted by sika hulmuta
I believe he was confused or unaware, for whatever reason, when he pulled through.
That is my opinion as well.
I may have missed it, but the accident report doesn't seem to cover the pilot's actions on the day of the accident leading up to the flight in great detail, specifically, when he ate, what he ate and how much time elapsed subsequently.
This can have a bearing on hypoglycemic events that some people will have a predisposition for.
I remember an interesting case of an F-8 wingman joining on the lead aircraft after takeoff from NAS Miramar, when he went blind during the rendezvous! Fortunately the lead got him in sight quickly and gave voice commands which he was able to follow. After a while, his vision began coming back and the aircraft was recovered into the arresting gear at NAS Miramar. The sawbones blamed the problem on hypoglycemia resulting from a coffee and donut fighter pilot breakfast.