# Accident 20120509009429A: Gutierrez Pablino HUMMEL BIRD, Defuniak Spring, FL, May 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2012, 11:15 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
- Airport: Defuniak Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7311° N, 86.1536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7311&lon=-86.1536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9001N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9001N-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gutierrez Pablino HUMMEL BIRD (registry code 05610HH, https://openairdocs.org/model/gutierrez-pablino-hummel-bird) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GUTIERREZ PABLINO HUMMEL BIRD
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120509009429A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA326), May 9, 2012: Gutierrez Pablino Hummel Bird (N9001N), DeFuniak Springs, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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.

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