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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Almost has to be a load shift, doesn't it?
The pilot had no chance. If the load swings to the back and pulls the nose up that early after takeoff, those cargo planes just won't have the power to throttle up and recover. He did exactly what you do in a stall; dropped the nose to recover lift, but he just wasn't high enough in the air to get the airspeed and pull it out.
Awful accident that was probably a result of carelessness in loading. I don't see anything that pilot could've done to save that plane.
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Could be a CG issue, could also be a power management issue. I think if you asked the army, that is a prevalent problem in afghanistan. Bagram is only ~5000 feet though, but depending on temperature, I could see it.