# Incident 19780116003249I: Piper PA12, Meridian, MS, January 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Meridian, MS
- Airport: Nas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3643° N, 88.7037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridian, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3643&lon=-88.7037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4011M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4011M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780116003249I

## Narrative

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

DUE TO WORSENING WEATHER STUDENT SPOTTED RUNWAY AND LANDED ON NAS ON PARALLEL TAXIWAY.

## Other reports on N4011M (1)

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

- [Accident 19850629028589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850629028589A), Jun 29, 1985: Piper STCPA12 (N4011M), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Struck trees due to fuel exhaustion. Fuel gauge improperly installed by owner. Medical expired, biennial expired.

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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