# Accident 20061015024969A: Mncoup 110SPECIAL, Chandler, AZ, October 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2006, 14:03 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2681° N, 111.8067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2681&lon=-111.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Monocoupe 110 SPECIAL (registry code 5810204, https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-110-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS40&50 (registry code 64503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNCOUP 110SPECIAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061015024969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) COMING INTO LAND AT CHD ON RUNWAY 22 LEFT (IN 5 KNOT CROSSWIND) AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND LEFT WING DIPPED AND STRUCK GROUND. PILOT MOMENTARILY REGAINED PARTIAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY. UPON EXITING RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN MEDIAN AND PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO KNOWN INJURIES.

## 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 LAX07CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA010), Oct 15, 2006: Monocoupe 110 Special (N501W), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the forward left main landing gear attach point resulting in loss of control.

## Other reports on N501W (1)

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

- [Accident 20160412012259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160412012259A), Apr 12, 2016: Monocoupe 110 SPECIAL (N501W), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that after a normal landing a tailwind lifted the tail over, resulted in going off the runway inverted due to high winds.

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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