# NTSB CHI82DA163: Volmer Amphibian, N47111, Muskegon, MI, May 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 13, 1982, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Coordinates: 43.18048, -86.200752 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1805&lon=-86.2008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA163
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71804/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA163

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - wheels down landing in water - performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT RETURNED TO LAND ON A LAKE AFTER MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT AN AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT HE MADE A WATER LANDING WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47111](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47111-2017-07-07), registration cancelled 2017-07-07, S/N 65, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Volmer Aircraft AMPHIBIAN
- Registry model: [Kelley VOLMER AMPHIBIAN "B"](https://openairdocs.org/model/kelley-volmer-amphibian-b) (registry code 9570408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 65
- Airframe hours: 188
- Engines: LYCOMING O-290-G 140 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Herbert L. Kelly
- Registered owner: Herbert L. Kelly
- Departed: MUSKEGON, MI
- Destination: MUSKEGON, MI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,687 total, 359 in this make and model, 839 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820513015699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820513015699A), May 13, 1982: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22, Muskegon, MI, Substantial damage. Landed in water with gear down. Amphibian tumbled. No gear warning horn on aircraft.

## Other investigations on N47111 (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 CHI05CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA169), Jul 2, 2005: Kelley Volmer Amphibian B (N47111), Nauvoo, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain appropriate airspeed during landing, which resulted in a stall/mush condition and hard landing.

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.

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