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 2 October 2015, a C-130J, Tail Number (T/N) 08-3174, crashed after takeoff from Runway 31, Jalalabad Airfield (JAF). The causes of the mishap were the Mishap Pilot MP’s placement of the hard-shell NVG case in front of the yoke blocking forward movement of the flight controls.