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Old 5th Aug 2004, 15:05
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NigelOnDraft
 
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It looks like there was no wrong doing from the pilots and that was it
Disagree totally.

As ever, there is no evidence here, and anywhere public I am aware of, of whether the Flight Crew did a good job, or a bad job, or just what was expected of them. No doubt there is an enquiry going on, and in the fullness of time, we will see exactly what degree various factors contributed.

If you knew the first thing about aviation safety, and accidents (you, and many others above patently do not), you will realise that most accidents and incidents are caused by a combination of factors. Eliminating one of those factors will usually have prevented the accident / incident occurring, but the purpose of the inquiry will be to try and address as many of the factors as possible.

A 3rd party message, in a Ground Department publication has given blame to "loading". They do not have the authority to appotion blame, but are no doubt pointing out that an initial check has revealed a loading error.

It is a correct point that Flight Crew have the skills and tools to counteract some loading errors. Whether this crew had the skills / training, or made errors, or whether the loading error was beyond their capabilities we will see.

As an example, after one of a series of DC-8 cargo loading errors / cargo shift accidents the NTSB recommended training for Flight Crews handling techniques for CG / trim errors.

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