# Accident 20160909017079A: Van Hoomissen Gerald J MURPHY ELITE, Nordman, ID, September 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2016, 13:00 local time
- Place: Nordman, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5764° N, 116.8719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5764&lon=-116.8719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N567AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N567AK-2017-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Van Hoomissen Gerald J MURPHY ELITE (registry code 05610VZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/van-hoomissen-gerald-j-murphy-elite) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VAN HOOMISSEN GERALD J MURPHY ELITE
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,026 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA524) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160909017079A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA16CA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA524), Sep 9, 2016: Van Hoomissen Gerald J Murphy Elite (N567AK), Nordman, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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