# Accident 19910319006219A: Unipro MONOCOUPD145, Lafayette, LA, March 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1991, 14:25 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2104° N, 92.0200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2104&lon=-92.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17687, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17687) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Monocoupe D145 (registry code 9250512, https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-d145) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS40&50 (registry code 64503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIPRO MONOCOUPD145
- Reported engine: WARNER SCARAB165
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,241 total, 1 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910319006219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUDDER ON LANDING. ADDED POWER,LIFTED,ROLLED LEFT AND IMPACTED NOSE FIRST.

## 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 FTW91LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA052), Mar 19, 1991: Monocoupe D145 (N17687), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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