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Preliminary report into Air India crash released

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293 points cjr | 2 comments | 11 Jul 25 20:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.547s | source
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fsckboy ◴[11 Jul 25 23:07 UTC] No.44537714[source]▶
it makes sense to me that the pilot who said "I did not do it" actually did do it without realizing it, was supposed to be putting the landing gear up when he committed a muscle memory mistake. it happened around the time the landing gear should be up, and this explanation matches what was said in the cockpit, and the fact that the landing gear wasn't retracted. I think this idea was even floated initially by the youtube pilot/analysts I watch but dismissed as unlikely.
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codefeenix ◴[11 Jul 25 23:21 UTC] No.44537808[source]▶
even though that raising the gear is a up motion and fuelcut off is a down motion?
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rogerrogerr ◴[11 Jul 25 23:27 UTC] No.44537843[source]▶
And fuel cutoff is _two_ down motions? That's the death knell for this theory, imo.
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1. zarzavat ◴[12 Jul 25 00:21 UTC] No.44538145[source]▶
Would anyone be surprised if an accomplished concert pianist played C Bb Bb instead of C E in a piece they had played thousands of times correctly?

The only difference here is that the consequences are death instead of mere head shaking.

Murder needs more proof than just performing the wrong action. Until then we should apply Hanlon's Razor.

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2. Mawr ◴[12 Jul 25 09:19 UTC] No.44540579[source]▶
That's a ridiculous analogy. The pilots aren't sitting in front of a uniform set of keys that they need to press in a specific order with a specific timing.

The mistake equivalent to what the pilot supposedly did would be if the pianist accidentally stuck a finger up his nose instead of playing the notes or something.