Last thing I'll say on this until the NTSB issues their report.
Descending at 4,8xx feet/minute is fast. Much faster than anything 99% of civilians/non-aviators ever experience in any aircraft. The fastest most passengers have descended in a plane is probably no more than 2,500 ft/minute.
Descending at that rate from just 2,000 AGL (?) is not remotely normal.
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