# Accident 20200920017159A: Prosch William R CH 750, Deepwater, MO, September 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2020, 11:30 local time
- Place: Deepwater, MO
- Airport: Clinton Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2500° N, 93.8900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2500&lon=-93.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210WP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Prosch William R CH 750 (registry code 056328H, https://openairdocs.org/model/prosch-william-r-ch-750) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Viking 110 (registry code 63700, https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROSCH WILLIAM R CH 750
- Reported engine: VIKING 110
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA412) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200920017159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM KGLY, CLINTON REGIONAL AIRPORT, MO, AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 CST HEADED FOR A PRIVATE KANSAS AIRSTRIP, 0KS8.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CST AT APPROXIMATELY 3100' MSL, THE ENGINE "STUMBLED" AND LOST RPM.  PILOT IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED TO THE BACKUP IGNITION AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING STEADY AGAIN.  AFTER ANOTHER 10 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND BEGAN "WIND-MILLING".  PILOT ATTEMPTED A RESTART, AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  PILOT THEN BEGAN PREPARING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND BEGAN HIS DECENT.  AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A FARMER'S SOYBEAN FIELD.  UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SOYBEANS, THE FRONT GEAR CAUGHT AND WAS SHEARED OFF, THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE WINGS AND CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT WAS UNHURT AND REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CEN20LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA412), Sep 20, 2020: Zenith CH 750 (N210WP), Montrose, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to an electrical overload in the engine control unit wiring system; the electrical overload occurred as a result of improper installation by the airplane builder.

## Other reports on N210WP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210720011269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210720011269I), Jul 20, 2021: Prosch William R CH 750 (N210WP), Joplin, MO, Minor damage. During landing on runway 13, the aircraft porpoised during the landing Flare, and bounced several times on the runway. The aircraft subsequently Touched down…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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