What happened
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Acft was performing aerobatic maneuvers in preparation for an airshow when the pilot heard a loud "bang" during a left roll, the pilot landed the acft and maintenance personnel found major structural damage to the horizontal stabilizer, other circumstances are unknown.(.19) on March 24, 1999, at 1300 central standard time, an Extra flugzeugbau gmbh 300S, N9K, operated by above & beyond aviation, inc., creve couer, Missouri, experienced a failure of the upper left longeron and a cross member at the horizontal stabilizer attach point. The failure occurred when the airline transport rated pilot entered a roll maneuver while practicing for an airshow. The pilot was able to land the airplane without further incident. The accident occurred in Dow, Illinois. The pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially dmaged. The local 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. (-23) during aerobatic maneuver practice, the pilot heard a bang. The pilot immediately rolled upright, leveled the nose and made an uneventful immediate landing. After landing, he found torn fabric and signs of damage to t o the aircraft empennage.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS IN PREPARATION FOR AN AIRSHOW WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD "BANG" DURING A LEFT ROLL, THE PILOT LANDED THE ACFT AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.(.19) ON MARCH 24, 1999, AT 1300 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH 300S, N9K, OPERATED BY ABOVE & BEYOND AVIATION, INC., CREVE COUER, MISSOURI, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE UPPER LEFT LONGERON AND A CROSS MEMBER AT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH POINT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT ENTERED A ROLL MANEUVER WHILE PRACTICING FOR AN AIRSHOW. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN DOW, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DMAGED. THE LOCAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. (-23) DURING AEROBATIC MANEUVER PRACTICE, THE PILOT HEARD A BANG. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ROLLED UPRIGHT, LEVELED THE NOSE AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL IMMEDIATE LANDING. AFTER LANDING, HE FOUND TORN FABRIC AND SIGNS OF DAMAGE TO T O THE AIRCRAFT EMPENNAGE.
NTSB investigation
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