Interesting summary of an accident that resulted in the loss of a helicopter and two crewmen. Looks to be the result on fixation on accomplishing a routine mission to the detriment of safety considerations, something of a common problem for the military,
Chuck Hill's CG Blog
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
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Thanks.
The common problem you linked to was of a death in the line of duty while conducting a SAR case. Not exactly the same as a CO worried about being late to relieve station. A little different extreme with regards to risk versus gain. Hopefully you linked to the wrong story. If not then I think justifying your remarks with some context is in order. It appears you are making a veiled reference to the command climate on WAESCHE or the actions of their CO during that case.
Waesche had been routinely using the system prior to the SAR case in spite of known problems. The fact that the death occurred during a SAR case makes no difference because it could have occurred previously during more routine operations. I may be wrong, but it sounds like lowering the catch net is something that could have been done earlier. In any case unfortunately it appears that fixing the problem did not get sufficient attention until after the casualty.
You can find the results of the investigation here: http://www.uscg.mil/foia/FOIA_Library.asp
Piero, I really should have referenced this post, rather than the inital report: https://chuckhillscgblog.net/2014/04/21/bm3-obendorfs-death/ so I am making that correction.
thanks for keeping me on point.
I was thinking of a more recent accident.
http://www.wspa.com/story/25561243/crews-search-for-marine-who-fell-from-new-river-based-osprey