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On 2 June 2013, investigators from the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation of Afghanistan confirmed the load shift hypothesis as the starting point: the cargo of five mine resistant ambush protected vehicles (three Cougars and two Oshkosh M-ATV's), totaling 80 tons of weight, had not been properly secured.
17 lis 2023 · Flight 102 was transporting five heavy armored vehicles from Camp Bastion in Afghanistan to Dubai World Central Airport (DWC), with a refueling stop at Bagram, when the accident occurred.
Load shifting is a dangerous phenomenon in water, air, and ground transportation where cargo shifts in a cargo vehicle. This causes the vehicle to tilt, which causes even more movement of the cargo, and further tilting, thereby creating a positive feedback loop.
Both fore and aft Center-of-gravity issues have caused airline crashes in the past although usually not from passengers but rather shifting cargo not properly secured. I am not aware of any sideways loading issues that could not be corrected with aileron (assuming both wings are attached).
29 kwi 2013 · The airplane was destroyed by impact and a post-crash fire ensued. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of this accident was National Airlines’ inadequate procedures for restraining special cargo loads.
29 kwi 2013 · The Investigation found that a sudden and significant load shift had occurred soon after take off which damaged hydraulic systems Nos. 1 and 2 and the horizontal stabilizer drive mechanism components as well as moving the centre of gravity aft and out of the allowable flight envelope.
29 kwi 2023 · It was the first time National Airlines had transported 18-ton military vehicles when they were loaded on the accident airplane in Camp Bastion. The airplane departed Camp Bastion at 07:45Z and arrived into Bagram at 09:23Z (13:53 local time).
