I'd like to hear the thoughts of experienced pilots, especially Hawk qualified pilots, on the chain of events that led to Graham Wardell's tragic death while displaying a Hawk 200 in 1999.
A video of the event is linked here:
And the summary of the crash investigation findings determined that:
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"On 6 June 1999, a BAE Hawk 200 aircraft crashed during SIAD '99 air show at M. R. Štefánik Airport, Bratislava (BTS/LZIB: co-ordinates 48°10′12″N, 017°12′46″E). Top British test pilot Graham Wardell was killed in Slovakia after his Aerospace Hawk 200 military jet came down during aerobatics.
The plane exploded when its wing hit the ground after failing to pull out of a low turn at a show at the Milan Rastislav Stefanik airport in Bratislava; the test pilot entered a barrel roll too low, the roll was too tight, and the exit speed was too fast, and at the wrong angle.
ZJ201 suffered a high speed stall, struck the ground and bounced clipping a building, killing a woman spectator. It bounced again and finally struck the ground and was destroyed. The pilot did not eject and was also killed".
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The strange "pitch" wobble just prior to the crash never looked quite right to me - was there ever a suggestion of control failure, "pilot error" is always the easiest, but not always the most just verdict.