# Accident 20070815022549A: Piper PA28140, Front Royal, VA, August 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2007, 19:30 local time
- Place: Front Royal, VA
- Airport: Front Royal-Warren County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9172° N, 78.2522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9172&lon=-78.2522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6455R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6455R-2013-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070815022549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AND STARTED TO BOUNCE SEVERAL TIMES TURNING INTO AN OSCILLATION, LIFTING THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE GROUND. AFTER SEVERAL OSCILLATIONS OF THE NOSE GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT FINALLY CAME BACK DOWN COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT THEN SLID TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET PAST THE 2,200 FOOT MARKER.

## 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 ATL07CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA118), Aug 15, 2007: Piper PA28-140 (N6455R), Front Royal, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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