Kyle Boatright wrote:
What are the odds that the pilot stalled the aircraft and the engine was
performing just fine? Writers often miss the fact that the word "stalled"
has an additional meaning in the aviation realm.

I sometimes think the aviation community should come up with an
alternative description for a wing "stall", so that the layman doesn't
confuse it with engines. Anyone care to propose a nice short
descriptive phrase?

Of course, it's going to be impossible to impose. Sort of like the
attempt to change from "uncontrolled airports" to "nontowered airports"
:-)

Kev