What happened
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(-16) Airman stated that he attached a sling load consisting of 2 55 gal drums of fuel to the external load hook and in doing so he inadvertently placed the sing cable over the right skid. When he attempted to takeoff, the weight of the load pulled the skid down and during the recovery the left rear skid made hard contact with the ground causing the skid mount to break and puncturing the belly of the aircraft and fuel cell.privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-16) AIRMAN STATED THAT HE ATTACHED A SLING LOAD CONSISTING OF 2 55 GAL DRUMS OF FUEL TO THE EXTERNAL LOAD HOOK AND IN DOING SO HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE SING CABLE OVER THE RIGHT SKID. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF, THE WEIGHT OF THE LOAD PULLED THE SKID DOWN AND DURING THE RECOVERY THE LEFT REAR SKID MADE HARD CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSING THE SKID MOUNT TO BREAK AND PUNCTURING THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FUEL CELL.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.