A vivid example of forgetting to fly the plane is the similar case http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_401 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter

A vivid example of forgetting to fly the plane is the similar case http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_401 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_401 where the landing gear light bulb was burnt out. While investigating this, the crew didn't notice that they were slowly descending and 101 people died when they hit the ground. Last words: "We're still at 2,000 feet, right?" Transcript: http://planecrashinfo.com/cvr721229.htm http://planecrashinfo.com/cvr721229.htm