# Accident 20231014016509A: Monocoupe 90AL-115, Myakka City, FL, October 14, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2023, 11:00 local time
- Place: Myakka City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3479° N, 82.1616° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3479&lon=-82.1616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87621, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87621) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Monocoupe 90AL-115 (registry code 5810110, https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-90al-115) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MONOCOUPE 90AL-115
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 75 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231014016509A

## Narrative

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

PIC STARTED TAKEOFF FROM UNIMPROVED GRASS FIELD. BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT UP TO TAKEOFF SPEED. LIFTED OFF RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A LEFT DRIFT FROM CENTERLINE. ATEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT CONTINUED TO DRIFT. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTACTED THE TOP OF A WIRE FENCE LOCATED ADJACENT TO AIRSTRIP. AFTER ROTATION AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD TO LEFT CAUSING A LEFT ROLL THAT CUNTINUED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED, STRIKING THE GROUND AND COMING TO A STOP. PIC WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSITANCE AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. PIC ACKNOWLEDGED THEIR OPERATIONAL ERROR AND WAS RECEPTIVE TO FAA IIC COUNSELING.

## 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 ERA24LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA009), Oct 14, 2023: Monocoupe 90AL-115 (N87621), Myakka City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a fence during takeoff.

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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