The video from the dash-cam was technically interesting. Right wing dropping first or attempts to level wings before impact are far less relevant than the cause of the gross pitch-up which sealed the fate of the crew.
The simplest straightforward cause of the pitch-up is going to be the primary cause of this loss. In the likely event that it was due to cargo shift, all aspects of the restraints including original system design, associated procedures and compliance will be under the microscope, as will be the decision in 2009 to use wooden planks to partially distribute the load and prevent the pallets from hinging upwards under each vehicle.
Probably every chain and strap tension is not checked on a fuel stop. I think the original tensions should be good for one take-off and one landing and that they need to be checked before every subsequent take-off.
Last edited by autoflight; 7th May 2013 at 00:59.