20160909017079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Van Hoomissen Gerald J MURPHY ELITE · Nordman, ID · September 9, 2016

Date: September 9, 2016 · 13:00 local
Place: Nordman, ID
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N567AK
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA524
Reported as: Van Hoomissen Gerald J Murphy Elite
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,026 total60 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N567AKRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2017 · Van Hoomissen Gerald J MURPHY ELITES/N 612E Airframe modelVan Hoomissen Gerald J MURPHY ELITE Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot departed kdew in N567AK with one passenger on a pleasure flight to upper priest lake. The pilot raised the gear after takeoff and verified that the gear were up for a water landing. As the aircraft touched down on the water, the left float immediately "caught" and the aircraft rolled over onto its back. Both the pilot and the passenger were able to self evacuate and were rescued by boaters.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED KDEW IN N567AK WITH ONE PASSENGER ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO UPPER PRIEST LAKE. THE PILOT RAISED THE GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF AND VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR WERE UP FOR A WATER LANDING. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER, THE LEFT FLOAT IMMEDIATELY "CAUGHT" AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO SELF EVACUATE AND WERE RESCUED BY BOATERS.

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 GAA16CA524Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNordman, IDThe floatplane pilot's improper landing flare during landing on choppy water with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to determine the wind direction before landing.Sep 9, 2016 · Substantial damage