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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-236 · Front Royal, VA · August 14, 2011

Date
August 14, 2011 · 14:20 local
Place
Front Royal, VA
Airport
Front Royal/Warren County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DGTS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4341M
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA452
Reported as
Piper PA-28-236
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
280 total100 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Witnesses saw accident aircraft land halfway down the runway (runway length is 3,000'). Pilot attempted heavy braking but left right side of runway near the end. Aircraft impacted a plastic pole filled with concrete marking a low concrete structure. Aircraft continued straight ahead, nose gear detached, right wing impacted trees and folded under aircraft and impacted left wing.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESSES SAW ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT LAND HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY (RUNWAY LENGTH IS 3,000'). PILOT ATTEMPTED HEAVY BRAKING BUT LEFT RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY NEAR THE END. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A PLASTIC POLE FILLED WITH CONCRETE MARKING A LOW CONCRETE STRUCTURE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD, NOSE GEAR DETACHED, RIGHT WING IMPACTED TREES AND FOLDED UNDER AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N4341M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.