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National Airlines Flight 102 was a cargo flight operated by National Airlines between Camp Bastion in Afghanistan and Al Maktoum Airport in Dubai, with a refueling stop at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. On 29 April 2013, the Boeing 747-400 operating the flight crashed moments after taking off from Bagram, killing all seven people on board.[1][2]

National Airlines Flight 102

N949CA, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen here in December 2012
Accident
Date	29 April 2013 (2013-04-29)
Summary	Lost control and crashed after take-off due to load shift resulting in heavy damage to flight controls
Site	Bagram Airfield, Parwan Province, Afghanistan 34°54′59″N 069°14′24″E
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 747-428BCF
Aircraft name	Lori
Operator	National Airlines
IATA flight No.	N8102
ICAO flight No.	NCR102
Call sign	ISAF[note 1] 95 ALPHA QUEBEC
Registration	N949CA
Flight origin	Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport, Châteauroux, France
Stopover	Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Last stopover	Bagram Airfield, Parwan Province, Afghanistan
Destination	Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Occupants	7
Passengers	0
Crew	7
Fatalities	7
Survivors	0

The subsequent investigation concluded that improperly secured cargo broke free during the take-off and rolled to the back of the cargo hold, crashing through the rear pressure bulkhead and disabling the rear flight control systems. This rendered the aircraft uncontrollable, making recovery from a stall, brought on by the damaged rear flight control systems ending up stuck in a pitch-up attitude, impossible.[3]

Accident

At the time of the crash, the airline had been operating between Camp Bastion and Dubai for a month.[1] The accident flight had originated in Camp Bastion, where it had been loaded with five heavy armoured vehicles, and had stopped at Bagram Airfield to refuel.[4][5] The aircraft then took off from Bagram's runway 03 at 15:30 local time and was climbing through 1,200 feet (370 m) when its nose rose sharply. The aircraft then stalled, banked right, and leveled off just before impact with the ground; the whole aircraft exploded into a large fireball, almost damaging the vehicles nearby.[1] The crash site was off the end of runway 03, within the perimeter of the airfield. All seven crew, all of whom were U.S. citizens,[6] died: four pilots, two mechanics, and a loadmaster.[1] No one on the ground was injured.

A thunderstorm was also in the vicinity of Bagram at the time of the crash and the wind changed direction by 120° during one hour commencing approximately 35 minutes before the crash.[7] A dashboard camera on a car in the vicinity of the runway end recorded the crash, which shows the aircraft pitching up, falling into a stall, and then sharply banking right after a slight bank to the left, indicating asymmetrical lift. The plane soon righted itself and then crashed at a shallow angle on the ground.[1] CNN stated that a government official speaking on the condition of anonymity confirmed the video's authenticity.[5]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a 20-year-old Boeing 747-428BCF,[note 2] registration N949CA,[8] S/N 25630, and named Lori.[7] It was manufactured in 1993 as a combi aircraft, and delivered to Air France and later modified for service as a freighter with Air France, before being sold to National Airlines.[7] At the time of the crash, the aircraft was flying on behalf of the United States Air Force's Air Mobility Command.[1][6]

Crew

The captain was 34-year-old Brad Hasler, who had worked for the airline since 2004. He had 6,000 flight hours, including 440 hours on the Boeing 747.[9]^: 6[10][11][12]

The first officer was 33-year-old Jamie Lee Brokaw, who had worked for the airline since 2009 and had 1,100 flight hours, with 209 of them on the Boeing 747.[9]^: 10

The relief captain was 37-year old Jeremy Lipka, and the relief first officer was 32-year-old Rinku Shumman.[13]

The loadmaster was 36-year-old Michael Sheets, who had worked for the airline since 2010.[9]^: 7

The two mechanics were Gary Stockdale and Tim Garrett, both 51 years old.[13][14]

Aftermath

The crash interrupted the New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) withdrawal from Afghanistan, as it was only hours away from using another National Airlines aircraft to fly equipment out of the country; after the crash, the NZDF indefinitely postponed using National Airlines for its airlift requirements.[15]

The aircraft name Lori was transferred to another National Airlines 747 eight years later, which was registered as N936CA and former Global SuperTanker Services aircraft.[16]

Investigation

The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority investigated the crash.[6] The NTSB reported in a 30 April 2013 press release that representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Boeing Company would also provide technical expertise and aid in the investigation.[17]

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. At least one armored vehicle had come loose and rolled backward, crashing through the airplane's rear bulkhead, damaging it. In the process it crippled key hydraulic systems and severely damaged the horizontal stabilizer components – most notably breaking its jackscrew, which rendered the airplane uncontrollable.[3] Control of the aircraft was therefore lost, with the abnormal pitch-up rotation, stall, and crash to the ground ensuing.[1] The damage made it impossible for the crew to regain control of the aircraft.[9]

The NTSB determined that the probable cause of this accident was "National Airlines' inadequate procedures for restraining special cargo loads, which resulted in the loadmaster's improper restraint of the cargo."[18] One of the key recommendations was to mandate training for all loadmasters.[9]

In media

The Canadian TV series Mayday (also known as Air Disasters and Air Emergency in the US and Air Crash Investigation in the UK and the rest of the world) covered Flight 102 in episode 10 of season 16, called "Afghan Nightmare", first broadcast in 2017.[19]

See also

• Boeing 747 hull losses
• MK Airlines Flight 1602
• Emery Worldwide Airlines Flight 17

Notes

References

External links

• National Transportation Safety Board
  • NTSB preliminary report
  • NTSB Final Aircraft Accident Report
  • NTSB investigation docket
• "Information Related to Flight NCR102." National Air Cargo (Archive)
• "STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL AIR CARGO." EVA International Media. 2 May 2013. (Archive)

На других языках

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[de] National-Airlines-Flug 102

Auf dem National-Airlines-Flug 102 stürzte am 29. April 2013 ein Frachtflugzeug des Typs Boeing 747-428BCF mit dem Luftfahrzeugkennzeichen N949CA der US-amerikanischen National Airlines kurz nach dem Start vom US-Luftwaffenstützpunkt Bagram ab. Ziel war der Flughafen Dubai-World Central. Alle sieben Besatzungsmitglieder kamen dabei ums Leben.[1][2][3] Das Unglück wurde anschließend von Mitarbeitern des afghanischen Verkehrsministeriums in Zusammenarbeit mit Experten des NTSB, der FAA und dem Flugzeughersteller Boeing untersucht.[4]

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- [en] National Airlines Flight 102

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[fr] Vol National Airlines 102

Le vol National Airlines 102 (NCR102), MSN 25630 - N949CA, était un avion cargo qui s'est écrasé peu de temps après son décollage de la base aérienne de Bagram le 29 avril 2013, tuant les 7 membres d'équipage[1].

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[it] Volo National Airlines 102

Il volo National Airlines 102 era un volo cargo operato dalla National Airlines tra la base militare britannica Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, e l'Aeroporto di Al Maktoum a Dubai, con una sosta per effettuare rifornimento di carburante all'aeroporto di Bagram, Afghanistan. Il 29 aprile 2013, il Boeing 747-400 che stava operando il volo si è schiantato subito dopo essere decollato da Bagram, uccidendo tutte e sette le persone a bordo.[1][2]

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[ru] Катастрофа Boeing 747 в Баграме

Катастрофа Boeing 747 в Баграме — авиационная катастрофа, произошедшая в понедельник 29 апреля 2013 года. Грузовой самолёт Boeing 747-428BCF авиакомпании National Airlines выполнял рейс NCR102 (позывной — ISAF 95AQ) по маршруту Лашкаргах—Баграм—Дубай, но через несколько секунд после вылета из Баграма потерял управление и рухнул на землю в 1,5 километрах от торца ВПП. Погибли все находившиеся на его борту 7 членов экипажа[1][2][3].

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