PIC & STUDENT WERE ON LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. PIC CALLED ON UNICOM & SAID HE WOULD SHOW BYSTANDERS 'GREASY SIDE OF ACFT.' HE BUZZED RWY AT A LOW ALTITUDE, EXECUTED AN AILERON ROLL WHICH WAS SCOOPED OUT, & IMPACTED THE GROUND BESIDE THE RWY. SON OF FBO SAID PIC PERFORMED ROLL PREVIOUS DAY IN THE SAME ACFT, PULLED BACK ON CONTROL YOKE WHEN INVERTED, & LOST ABOUT 500 FEET ALTITUDE. NO RECORD WAS FOUND THAT PIC HAD RECEIVED AEROBATIC TRAINING BUT HAD DISCUSSED MANEUVER WITH OTHER PILOTS.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
Contributing Factors
OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAYOVERCONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITYBUZZING..INTENTIONAL..PILOT IN COMMAND(CFI)
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