Kelley VOLMER AMPHIBIAN B N47111

Summary

On 2 July 2005 at about 20:00 local time, a Kelley VOLMER AMPHIBIAN B registered N47111 was involved in an accident near Nauvoo, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 July 2005 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Nauvoo, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

40.5475, -91.3847

Aircraft

Kelley VOLMER AMPHIBIAN B

Registration

N47111

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nauvoo → Nauvoo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA169

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain appropriate airspeed during landing, which resulted in a stall/mush condition and hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While attempting a water landing, the amphibian airplane impacted the water in a nose-low attitude and nosed over into the water after a second impact with the water. The pilot reported that the airplane impacted the wake of a speedboat that had crossed beneath the airplane during final approach. The passenger reported that the pilot told him that he "stalled the airplane" during landing. The passenger's daughter recorded the accident on videotape. A review of the videotape showed the airplane making a low altitude, level turn toward video camera. The recorded engine noise was consistent with an idle engine power setting. The airplane transitioned to a nose-down attitude and impacted the water. The recorded engine noise increased after the airplane transitioned to the nose low attitude. The airplane bounced off the water and nosed over after a second impact with the water. There was no evidence of a speedboat or rough water around the accident airplane during the accident sequence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.