He had been doing it for a while.

What was different this time was that a reporter did a TV story on him. He
took the reporter up they taped some aerobatic maneuvers and an interview in
flight, before the airshow. It was thought that the pilot may have pulled up
harder this time because he knew it would be on TV.





"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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My understanding is that this guy had been doing this for awhile. He
routinely over stressed the airframe until the eventually gave back.