# Accident 20161008017709A: Cessna 172N, Ocean Springs, MS, October 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2016, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ocean Springs, MS
- Airport: Ocean Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3900° N, 88.7536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3900&lon=-88.7536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3379E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3379E-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 63 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161008017709A

## Narrative

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

N3379E WAS ENROUTE FROM MURFREESBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMBT) TO OCEAN SPRINGS (5R2) MS. DURING LANDING AT 5R2 THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT TREE-TOP LEVEL, CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN STRIKING THE TOPS OF SEVERAL SMALL PINE TREES THAT WERE APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 75 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO CLIP TREES FOR 250 TO 300 FEET ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AT A HIGH ANGLE, LOW VELOCITY. THERE WERE THREE MAIN GROUND SCARS INDICATING THE STRIKE. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE WINGS WERE CURLED UP AT BOTH TIPS DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY TORN AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE AT THE MOUNTING FRAME ALSO TEARING THE FIRE SHIELD. FLAPS POSITION WAS NOT THE SAME BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT, BUT BASED ON THE PILOT'S ACCOUNT AND POST CRASH INSPECTION, IT IS BELIEVED THE SPLIT WAS DUE TO THE CRASH AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACTS OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION WAS BASED ON SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE SCENE BY LOCAL EMS PERSONNEL. AMENDMENT WAS CREATED TO ADD PERMANENT PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER.

## 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 GAA17CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA012), Oct 8, 2016: Cessna 172 (N3379E), Ocean Springs, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while landing in windy conditions.

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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