Hi deadcut,
Yea the moving thrust levers were very helpful to OZ214, EK521, TK1951 etc
Until those accidents, I was convinced that moving thrust levers helped crew's SA with regards to thrust. I think those accidents simply prove that some crews don't benefit from the tactile feed back.
However, to address the balance, here's one from AF A320.
Deviation below manoeuvring airspeed on final, go-around, triggering of Alpha Floor protection
I would like to think that moving thrust levers would have alerted the crew earlier that idle power was being selected by the autothrust - but I can't prove it.
Active side sticks (rather than passive Airbus types) would also have helped. But that's for another thread.