FAA incident report · Gillis Charles C Pitts S2S · New Smyrna Beac, FL · April 6, 2013
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Pilot was going to a knife edge maneuver immediately after take off. The left bottom wing tip scraped the runway and damaged the aileron.
This occured during an airshow.
PILOT WAS GOING TO A KNIFE EDGE MANEUVER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF. THE LEFT BOTTOM WING TIP SCRAPED THE RUNWAY AND DAMAGED THE AILERON.
THIS OCCURED DURING AN AIRSHOW.