# NTSB WPR12CA234: Murphy Rebel, N1076D, Hayden Lake, ID, May 3, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 3, 2012, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Hayden Lake, ID - Coordinates: 47.774444, -116.819725 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7744&lon=-116.8197&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 29, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 83768 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA234 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83768/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83768 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA234 ## Probable cause The pilots’ failure to position the landing gear for landing on the water, which resulted in a nose-over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Furniss Douglas W MURPHY REBEL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=05614HA), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: main landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Furniss Douglas W MURPHY REBEL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md?model=05614HA), [All aircraft, 241 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Furniss Douglas W MURPHY REBEL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md?model=05614HA), [All aircraft, 336 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Furniss Douglas W MURPHY REBEL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md?model=05614HA), [All aircraft, 336 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md) - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Furniss Douglas W MURPHY REBEL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=05614HA), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Furniss Douglas W MURPHY REBEL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=05614HA), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Furniss Douglas W MURPHY REBEL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05614HA), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis During a landing on still, glassy water, the single-engine amphibian airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The flight instructor reported that, before landing, neither the regular airplane checklist nor his personal checklist had been used. The pilot receiving instruction, who was also the owner of the airplane, added that they were in a rush and forgot to use the checklist. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the left landing gear was extended and the right landing gear was partially retracted. Further examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, firewall, and door frames. ## Factual narrative During a glassy water landing the single-engine amphibian airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The certified flight instructor reported that prior to landing neither the regular airplane checklist nor his personal GUMPS checklist had been used. The pilot receiving instruction, who was also the owner of the airplane, added that they were just in a rush and forgot to use the checklist. A postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector revealed that the left landing gear was extended and the right landing gear was partially retracted. Further examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, firewall, and door frames. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1076D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1076D-2023-04-15), registration cancelled 2023-04-15, S/N DW542616, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Murphy Aircraft Rebel - Registry model: [Furniss Douglas W MURPHY REBEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/furniss-douglas-w-murphy-rebel) (registry code 05614HA) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: DW542616 - Airframe hours: 242 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, July 5, 2011, 20 hours before - Departed: COE, Coeur d'Alene, ID - Destination: Hayden Lake, ID - Airport: runway 09, water ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 62; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 15, 2010; seat: right; flight hours: 9,512 total, 4 in this make and model, 9,488 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days - Student pilot; age 61; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; last flight review April 3, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 922 total, 7 in this make and model, 850 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 29.71 inHg - Observed at: COE, 3 nm away ## 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 20120503008079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120503008079A), May 3, 2012: Furniss Douglas W MURPHY REBEL, Hayden Lake, ID, Substantial damage. The pilot and instructor departed the coeur d'alene airport (kcoe) and flew to Hayden Lake, Idaho to practice glassy water landings. Upon touchdown, the… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 3, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83768. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40370533&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Data (item 2, .PDF, 41 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40370534&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Data-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation - Pilot/Owner Receiving Instruction (item 3, .PDF, 35 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40370927&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20Pilot%2FOwner%20Receiving%20Instruction-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation - Flight Instructor (item 4, .PDF, 32 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40370957&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20Flight%20Instructor-Master.PDF - CFI's Statement Relative to Use of Checklist (item 5, .PDF, 330 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40417516&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=CFI%27s%20Statement%20Relative%20to%20Use%20of%20Checklist-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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