# NTSB ATL81FK004: Piper PA-38, N2514B, Tylertown, MS, January 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1981
- Place: Tylertown, MS · TYLERTOWN, MS
- Location: 31.1172° N, 90.1449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tylertown, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1172&lon=-90.1449&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FK004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FK004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0014  81/1/18    TYLERTOWN,MS        PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 490
        TIME - 1015                    N2514B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TYLER TOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMMOND,TN                  TYLERTOWN,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2514B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2514B-2018-01-12), registration cancelled 2018-01-12, S/N 38-79A0099, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tyler Town

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810118001269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810118001269A), Jan 18, 1981: Piper PA38112, Tylertown, MS, Substantial damage. Instructor demonstrating landing undershot runway.

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.

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