# Incident 19790329012919I: Piper PA32R300, Kensington, KS, March 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1979, 14:10 local time
- Place: Kensington, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7667° N, 99.0328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kensington, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7667&lon=-99.0328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6888F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6888F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 250 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/19790329012919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. HIT A FENCE WITH THE NOSEWHEEL, LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD.

## Other reports on N6888F (1)

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

- [Incident 20110502007329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110502007329I), May 2, 2011: Piper PA-32R-300 (N6888F), Mosby, MO, Minor damage. On approach to runway 36 at kgph, the pilot stated he selected gear down and reported observing three green gear down indicator lights. The landing gear failed…

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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