Pilot Induced Oscillations during this Gripen prototype landing

What happens in this video ?

The prototype of the Gripen wasn't so successful: it crashed on his sixth flight, on February 2, 1989 at Linköping. The pilot flew for the first time with the Gripen, he had some problems with the stability (fly-by-wire) of the fighter. During the landing he hit with his left-wing the runway and crashed. The pilot had only a broken elbow.

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yawer
Rwp

(Pak)
test pilot has great responsibility to deal with u just cannot imagine he actually risks his life with altogather new machine the behaviour of which is never known so plz avoid giving immature comments 4 these great people
27th March, 2009
G.T.
Sacto

(U.s.)
I remember seeing this on a television show! The test pilot rolled his "French" fighter here on this video first and then later in the same kind of experimental plane, crashed again (but ejected before it hit the ground). He retired af
15th January, 2009
SUNIL
New York

(Usa)
ACTUALLY THE PILOT MUST BE A KIND MEANS THE PILOT MUST BE UNTRAINED.
15th October, 2007
Donald Corrigan
Bonifay

(U.s)
This is a spectacular crash, for the pilot to survive he must have been really lucky.
10th October, 2007
fahad
Rwp

(Pak)
2 no. selection of pilot
6th January, 2007
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