# NTSB ATL07CA118: Piper PA28-140, N6455R, Front Royal, VA, August 15, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 15, 2007, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Front Royal, VA - Coordinates: 38.917221, -78.25222 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9172&lon=-78.2522&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Washington Dulles FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 66485 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL07CA118 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66485/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA118 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - landing gear,nose gear - collapsed ## Analysis According to the pilot, he "entered the 45 made call traffic for landing runway 27. Went through the checklist, called downwind at 1000 feet agl. Began descent and put in one notch of flaps. Called base and put in second notch of flaps. Called final was higher than I wanted and put in full flaps. Came down to the runway with a bit of ground effect lift. Pulled back and [the air]plane settled down on the runway. Nose bounced a couple of quick times and came off of the runway. Began to oscillate in bigger bounces. Third time nosed over into the runway folding the front nose gear under the airplane and prop ground into the pavement. Plane skidded forward and off to the left where it hit a light and slid off the runway." The pilot further stated that "I should have reacted faster on the first or second hop and hit the throttle, I could have recovered and gone around." ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, he "entered the 45 made call traffic for landing runway 27. Went through the checklist, called downwind at 1000 feet agl. Began descent and put in one notch of flaps. Called base and put in second notch of flaps. Called final was higher than I wanted and put in full flaps. Came down to the runway with a bit of ground effect lift. Pulled back and [the air]plane settled down on the runway. Nose bounced a couple of quick times and came off of the runway. Began to oscillate in bigger bounces. Third time nosed over into the runway folding the front nose gear under the airplane and prop ground into the pavement. Plane skidded forward and off to the left where it hit a light and slid off the runway." The pilot further stated that "I should have reacted faster on the first or second hop and hit the throttle, I could have recovered and gone around." According to the pilot, damage to the airplane consisted of the front strut, prop, firewall, and right wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6455R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6455R-2013-11-18), registration cancelled 2013-11-18, S/N 28-21641, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA28-140 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-21641 - Airframe hours: 6781 - Engines: Lycoming AE-IO-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: James Allen Winget - Registered owner: James Allen Winget - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2007, 9 hours before - Departed: FKN, Franklin, VA - Destination: FRR, Front Royal, VA - Airport: KFRR, Front Royal-Warren County Airp, runway 27, 3,007 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 153 total, 146 in this make and model, 84 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 10 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: CJR ## 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 20070815022549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070815022549A), Aug 15, 2007: Piper PA28140, Front Royal, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed on runway 27 and started to bounce several times turning into an oscillation, lifting the nose gear off the ground. 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