# Accident 20070418008989A: Amtr HUMMELBIRD, Lakeland, FL, April 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2007, 10:50 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Linder Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9889° N, 82.0186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9889&lon=-82.0186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goodyear Robert J HUMMEL BIRD (registry code 05619NU, https://openairdocs.org/model/goodyear-robert-j-hummel-bird) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HUMMELBIRD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,185 total, 132 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070418008989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON THURSDAY APRIL 19, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1050 EDT, A "HUMMEL BIRD" EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO A CORPORATE PARKING LOT AT 3535 PIPKIN ROAD, JUST SOUTH OF THE LAKELAND-LINDER REGIONAL AIRPORT WHILE FLYING IN A TRAFFIC PATTERN KNOWN AS THE "PARADISE CITY" PATTERN AT THE SUN-N-FUN AIRSHOW. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN HIS DISTANCE FROM AN AIRCRAFT AHEAD THAT APPEARED TO BE REDUCING ITS AIRSPEED; THE HUMMEL BIRD PILOT RESPONDED IN SIMILAR FASHION. THE PILOT AND SEVERAL WITNESSES DESCRIBED A STALL OCCURRING ON THE HUMMEL BIRD FROM AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT; THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATION WAS RECORDED: 1450Z: WIND 250 AT 7 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 15 SM; CEILING 7000 FEET AGL SCATTERED; TEMP 22 DEG C; ALTIMETER 29.79 IN HG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA07CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA078), Apr 18, 2007: Robert J. Goodyear Hummel Bird (N555X), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.