If the cause of this accident turns out to be an aircraft overloading problem, I'd like to make the following 2 recommendations regarding air freight operations worldwide.
One, make it a serious crime (felony level) to purposely understate the weight of cargo to be shipped by air, given that the temptation to lower the freight charges by understating the weight is rather great.
Two, air freight operators should derive a special shipping rate for cargo that loses weight in transit, such as flowers that lose water to evaporation during transit. At least then the weight at takeoff can be more accurately reported.
(edited for typo)
Last edited by Flight Safety; 27th Oct 2004 at 01:07.