Murphy REBEL N1076D

Summary

On 3 May 2012 at about 16:30 local time, a Murphy REBEL registered N1076D was involved in an accident near Hayden Lake, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 May 2012 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hayden Lake, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

47.7744, -116.8197

Aircraft

Murphy REBEL

Registration

N1076D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Coeur d'Alene → Hayden Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA234

Nobody was injured.

The pilots’ failure to position the landing gear for landing on the water, which resulted in a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.