# NTSB MIA80FKJ10: Piper PA-38, N2448C, Stevenson, AL, November 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1979
- Place: Stevenson, AL · STEVENSON, AL
- Location: 34.8790° N, 85.8141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevenson, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8790&lon=-85.8141&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3677  79/11/16   STEVENSON,AL        PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N2448C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEVENSON-BRGPRT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALTON,GA.                  SCOTTSBORO,AL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2448C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2448C-2013-08-23), registration cancelled 2013-08-23, S/N 38-79A0190, 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: Stevenson-Brgprt

## 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 19791116031629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116031629A), Nov 16, 1979: Piper PA38112, Stevenson, AL, Substantial damage. Student pilot made a hard, nosewheel first landing.

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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