Mini Wing South Side Circle Injury early Summer 2019

A highly experienced pilot/ mini wing pilot made a last minute decision to do a circle/ barrel roll at the south side.  The pilot was not very high. Mini wing circles have been a huge source of accidents over the years. Pilots who have not done them before are cautioned that this maneuver can be easily mis managed. Pilots over brake during the turn and sometimes cause a spin event. Pilots also under brake and fail to finish the turn. It should be noted that even if a pilot does a hard turn at the beginning of a circle, a soft finish to the circle can result in tremendous altitude loss. Most damning of all is the last minute 360 meaning a 360 executed without forethought. This remains a high risk even decades into a pilots flying career. The pilot in this event suffered long term paralysis.