What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman was performing as part of a three ship formation. Airman was trailing two other aircraft. Airman intended to complete a barrel roll maneuver around the smoke trail of the two other aircraft. Upon completion of the first roll, airman was positioned slightly ahead rather than behind the other two aircraft. The right elevator of the rolling aircraft struck the propeller of the right wingman as the rolling aircraft began its second roll. Rolling aircraft sustained substantial damage to his right elevator and horizontal stabilizer. Right wingman sustained damaged to both propeller blades. One blade was broken in half and the other blade was missing one third of the tip. Right wingman landed at ktcl. Rolling aircraft landed at M95 airport after determining he could maintain aircraft controllability.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN WAS PERFORMING AS PART OF A THREE SHIP FORMATION. AIRMAN WAS TRAILING TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT. AIRMAN INTENDED TO COMPLETE A BARREL ROLL MANEUVER AROUND THE SMOKE TRAIL OF THE TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FIRST ROLL, AIRMAN WAS POSITIONED SLIGHTLY AHEAD RATHER THAN BEHIND THE OTHER TWO AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT ELEVATOR OF THE ROLLING AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE PROPELLER OF THE RIGHT WINGMAN AS THE ROLLING AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS SECOND ROLL. ROLLING AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HIS RIGHT ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. RIGHT WINGMAN SUSTAINED DAMAGED TO BOTH PROPELLER BLADES. ONE BLADE WAS BROKEN IN HALF AND THE OTHER BLADE WAS MISSING ONE THIRD OF THE TIP. RIGHT WINGMAN LANDED AT KTCL. ROLLING AIRCRAFT LANDED AT M95 AIRPORT AFTER DETERMINING HE COULD MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROLLABILITY.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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