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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gutierrez Pablino HUMMEL BIRD · Defuniak Spring, FL · May 9, 2012

Date: May 9, 2012 · 11:15 local
Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
Airport: Defuniak Springs
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9001N
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12FA326
Reported as: Gutierrez Pablino Hummel Bird
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 550 total

N9001NRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2017 · Gutierrez Pablino HUMMEL BIRDS/N 001 · Built 2010 Airframe modelGutierrez Pablino HUMMEL BIRD Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Witnesses reported the aircraft was observed porpoising on takeoff around 30 to 40 feet above the runway and then climbed to approximately 300 to 400 feet. The aircraft then pitched nose high and stalled and started a nose down descent. The aircraft then rolled to the right and impacted the ground. The aircraft came to rest on its main landing gear in the upright position.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED PORPOISING ON TAKEOFF AROUND 30 TO 40 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND THEN CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 400 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PITCHED NOSE HIGH AND STALLED AND STARTED A NOSE DOWN DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA12FA326Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportDeFuniak Springs, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control due to the airplane’s exceedence of its maximum gross weight and center of gravity’s most rearward limit and his lack of familiarity with the airplane make and model, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and…May 9, 2012 · Substantial damage