# Accident 20220522008139A: Bruce R Prouse M24 ORION PLUS, Cape Girardeau, MO, May 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2022, 08:03 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Girardeau Reginal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2280° N, 89.5848° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2280&lon=-89.5848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N590DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N590DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bruce R Prouse M24 ORION PLUS (registry code 05640PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/bruce-r-prouse-m24-orion-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 IS series (registry code 55620, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRUCE R PROUSE M24 ORION PLUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 915 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220522008139A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 22, 2022, ORION MAGNI 24 GYROPLANE N590DM DEPARTED CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL AIRPORT FROM RUNWAY 02 TO THE NORTH WEST ON A VFR FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. NO EMERGENCY WAS REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSTRUCTED TO ENTER THE DOWNWIND AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 02. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FALL TO THE GROUND. SEVERAL WITNESSES RECALL THAT THE MAIN ROTOR WAS NOT TURNING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 1000? WEST OF RUNWAY 10. EXAMINATION OF THE SITE INDICATES THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED THE PUSHER PROP WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING CAUSING THE PROPELLER BLADE ENDS TO BE SEVERED. THE ROTOR ALSO MADE CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LIBERATING IT FROM THE MAIN EMPENNAGE STRUCTURE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 WPR22FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA184), May 22, 2022: Bruce R Prouse M24 Orion Plus (N590DM), Cape Girardeau, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. 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.

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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