"Capt.Doug" wrote:

"Ron Lee" wrote in message That one may be ambiguous.

Ambiguous how? In that the pilot mistakingly believed that full flight
control travel was safe because he was below manuevering speed and American
Airline's training program reinforced that flawed premise?

That airplane didn't break without the pilot's help.

D.

Ambiguous because I do not recall if it was a design issue or pilot
problem.

The point remains is that aircraft problems have led to crashes.

Ron Lee