This is wrong – they confused G-forces with “gravitational forces”. The force of gravity did not change.

The AP does not understand the gravity of their error.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Rapid changes in the gravitational force led to a 178-feet (54-meter) altitude drop of a Singapore Airlines flight that left one passenger dead and many others who were not buckled up injured in extreme turbulence last week, a preliminary investigation by Singapore’s Transport Ministry said Wednesday.

The original articles does not list an author – was it written by AI?

Reporter Chris Samuel has a BA in English and Film.

And an old one: