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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Kelley Volmeramphib · Nauvoo, IL · July 2, 2005

Date: July 2, 2005 · 15:00 local
Place: Nauvoo, IL
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N47111
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI05CA169
Reported as: Kelley Volmeramphib
Reported engine: Lycoming O290*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,313 total350 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N47111Registration cancelled Jul 7, 2017 · Kelley VOLMER AMPHIBIAN "B"S/N 65 · Built 1975 Airframe modelKelley VOLMER AMPHIBIAN "B"Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft attempted to land on the Mississippi river near Nauvoo, Illinois. Pilot reported no engine anomalies but stated that he had made a hard landing. The result was that the aircraft bounced off the water and when it contacted the water the second time it flipped over. The pilot indicated that upon the second contact with the water's surface, the aircraft's nose may have struck a bow wave from a boat which flipped the aircraft over. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR NAUVOO, ILLINOIS. PILOT REPORTED NO ENGINE ANOMALIES BUT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE A HARD LANDING. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF THE WATER AND WHEN IT CONTACTED THE WATER THE SECOND TIME IT FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT UPON THE SECOND CONTACT WITH THE WATER'S SURFACE, THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE MAY HAVE STRUCK A BOW WAVE FROM A BOAT WHICH FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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 CHI05CA169Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNauvoo, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain appropriate airspeed during landing, which resulted in a stall/mush condition and hard landing.Jul 2, 2005 · Substantial damage