Sounds like a classic case of vertigo.
Poorly trained pilots stop trusting their instruments in stressful situations. Because they are unable to visually orient themselves, they get the sensation that they are falling, and instinctively pull back on the stick.
This is essentially what happened to JKF, Jr. back in ‘99.
Had this been a Boeing, the more experienced pilot would have sensed that the younger pilot was doing so.
You just made up that crapola, didn’t you??
JC