Bruce R Prouse M24 ORION PLUS accident near Cape Girardeau, MO
On May 22, 2022, a Bruce R Prouse M24 ORION PLUS (gyroplane) was involved in an accident near Cape Girardeau, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 22, 2022
- Place
- Cape Girardeau, MO
- Aircraft
- Bruce R Prouse M24 ORION PLUS · Gyroplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 37.228°N, 89.585°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220522105112
Official records · WPR22FA184
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 22, 2022, about 0803 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Magni M24 Orion Plus gyroplane, N590DM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The private pilot was fatally injured. The gyroplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness reported that the pilot was ferrying the gyroplane to his home in South Dakota on a cross-country flight and had planned a stopover at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI), Cape Girardeau, Missouri. According to air traffic control audio, the pilot informed the CGI control tower of his intent to taxi to runway 02. After the controller issued taxi instructions, the pilot requested progressive assistance to the departure runway. GPS data retrieved from an onboard device showed that the pilot started to taxi the gyroplane about 0750. The pilot subsequently departed runway 02 to the north about 0758. During the gyroplane’s climbout, the pilot informed the controller that he wanted to return to the airport and the controller cleared him to land on runway 02. The GPS flight track showed the gyroplane make a left turn to the west as the gyroplane continued its climb to an altitude of about 1,400 ft mean sea level (msl). The gyroplane then made a left turn to the southeast about 0800:09, at which time it began a 600-700 fpm descent. The GPS data ceased at 0800:35, when the gyroplane, at a recorded airspeed of about 75 KIAS and an altitude of 1,112 ft msl, was about 320 ft north of the accident site. According to a
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain controlled flight, which resulted in a hard left roll, excessive blade flapping and a subsequent in-flight separation of the right horizontal stabilizer.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
