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Preliminary report into Air India crash released

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294 points cjr | 1 comments | 11 Jul 25 20:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.412s | 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. dyauspitr ◴[12 Jul 25 00:56 UTC] No.44538346[source]▶
Sometimes I drive all the way home without being aware of what I did in between.