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Yes, that same thing happened. It was an F-18 Hornet and the pilot attempted a low-altitude loop and ran out of room. He too pulled very hard on the stick but got the jet into a "high alpha" condition (nose very high in relation to the direction of movement) and the jet slammed into the runway. It hit hard and spun (360s) and came to a stop without exploding. The pilot was injured (back injuries from compression) and was in the hospital for awhile but survived. There might be video on YouTube. It happened at MCAS El Toro.
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That be the one. We were there that Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If I remember right the accident occured during the Sunday show...
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Bird Colonel at the controls. Event was considered flat-hatting and he got in a heap of trouble over it. Miraculous that he survived. Sustained very serious injuries though
. Saw the video in Aviation Safety School as a case study way back when.