What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 9/30/00 pilot kent pfeider was performing a acrobatic manuever at the airshow at Telluride, CO. During the top portion of his vertical manuever the airplane tumbled, then entered a tail slid, then went into a spin and did not have sufficient altitude to recover. This accident was witnesses by FAA inspector dave rodda who was monitoring the airshow. The FAA ii did not travel to the accident scene, since inspector dave rodda from this office witnessed the accident. Dave rodda travel time was charged to total travel hours from the scene.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 9/30/00 PILOT KENT PFEIDER WAS PERFORMING A ACROBATIC MANUEVER AT THE AIRSHOW AT TELLURIDE, CO. DURING THE TOP PORTION OF HIS VERTICAL MANUEVER THE AIRPLANE TUMBLED, THEN ENTERED A TAIL SLID, THEN WENT INTO A SPIN AND DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER. THIS ACCIDENT WAS WITNESSES BY FAA INSPECTOR DAVE RODDA WHO WAS MONITORING THE AIRSHOW. THE FAA II DID NOT TRAVEL TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE, SINCE INSPECTOR DAVE RODDA FROM THIS OFFICE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. DAVE RODDA TRAVEL TIME WAS CHARGED TO TOTAL TRAVEL HOURS FROM THE SCENE.
NTSB investigation
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