Would appreciated aviator comments please... Thanks in advance...
I'm pretty convinced that there is a fair element of fatigue in this accident.
High power go arounds have a number of effects, not all of which show up in the simulators. One is the illusion of pitching up that is caused by the effects of acceleration on the inner ear. The illusions are very strong.
12 seconds of nose down trim is a huge amount. When you're putting in trim, two or three seconds feels like a lot. It smacks of bad trim technique too, as you're trained from day one to put the attitude where you want it to be, and to then trim out the force, not the other way around. The 767 had a strong pitch response in a go around, but it was no real effort to hold 18º or so, and to trim out the loads.
We're seeing, again, that the 737 is an old aircraft too. Low visibility approaches being flown manually, without auto land, and no autopilot go around. Nothing I've flown in the last 30 years was like that.
HUDs. I've never flown with one, but I'm told that they are wonderful for very accurate flying. But, they do not give a big picture of the world. Basically a bit like flying whilst looking through a straw. As long as what you want to see is in the straw's field of view, all is good, but not so good for more gross changes.