# Incident 19791018052929I: Piper PA34200T, Ocean Springs, MS, October 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1979, 21:15 local time
- Place: Ocean Springs, MS
- Airport: Gulfport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4027° N, 88.7886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean Springs, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4027&lon=-88.7886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8884E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,040 total, 788 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/19791018052929I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TWO LANDING ATTEMPTS DUE TO FOG. DESCENDED BY INSTRUMENTS ON THIRD ATTEMPT, LANDED SHORT, GEAR COLLAPSED.

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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