This Issue a summary of an accident report published by USAF AIB. The report contains a chapter dedicated to describe the human factors that have contributed to the accident.The author thanks the divulging task of the USAF making these reports available for public so that the aviation community can learn from them.
On 27 April 2011, a UH-1N, T/N 69-6603, crashed at a remote landing zone near Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM). The mishap crew (MC) was performing hoist operations when the rescue device, in this case a forest penetrator, snagged on a stationary F-111 capsule. The mishap aircraft (MA) entered a descending right turn and impacted terrain.
