# Accident 20110814030379A: Piper PA-28-236, Front Royal, VA, August 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2011, 14:20 local time
- Place: Front Royal, VA
- Airport: Front Royal/Warren County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DGTS
- Location: 38.9175° N, 78.2519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9175&lon=-78.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4341M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4341M-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-236
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA452) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110814030379A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA452), Aug 14, 2011: Piper PA-28-236 (N4341M), Front Royal, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

## Other reports on N4341M (1)

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

- [Accident 19970224001859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970224001859A), Feb 24, 1997: Piper PA28236 (N4341M), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Porpoised landing until nose gear folded. Slid off runway. Blamed brakes. No defects found.

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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