What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot t.o. from his Private strip, climbed to 6000FT and went inverted during an acrobatic maneuver (aerobatic aircraft). Oil covered windshield and obscured view. Pilot immediately returned to his airstrip and landed wide. Came to stop aside of runway and nosed over. Prop hit, left and right aileron damaged, pilot was not sure if landing gear was damaged. Aircraft was pulled back onto tail and towed to pilot's Private hangar. Interview of pilot, Mr. Roberts, stated he had left the oil cap off during pre-flight. Oil cap was found in grass by the hangar.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT T.O. FROM HIS PRIVATE STRIP, CLIMBED TO 6000FT AND WENT INVERTED DURING AN ACROBATIC MANEUVER (AEROBATIC AIRCRAFT). OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD AND OBSCURED VIEW. PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO HIS AIRSTRIP AND LANDED WIDE. CAME TO STOP ASIDE OF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. PROP HIT, LEFT AND RIGHT AILERON DAMAGED, PILOT WAS NOT SURE IF LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED BACK ONTO TAIL AND TOWED TO PILOT'S PRIVATE HANGAR. INTERVIEW OF PILOT, MR. ROBERTS, STATED HE HAD LEFT THE OIL CAP OFF DURING PRE-FLIGHT. OIL CAP WAS FOUND IN GRASS BY THE HANGAR.
NTSB investigation
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