Piper PA-28-236 N4341M

Summary

On 14 August 2011 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-236 registered N4341M, operated by Av-Ed Flight School, was involved in an accident near Front Royal, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 August 2011 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Front Royal, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Front Royal-Warren County Airp (FRR)

Coordinates

38.9175, -78.2519

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-236

Registration

N4341M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Av-Ed Flight School

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Goldsboro → Leesburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA452

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was overflying the airport but had to land quickly for personal reasons. He circled north of the airport and performed a straight-in, stabilized approach to the runway. He reduced the power as he crossed the runway threshold and landed. According to a witness, the airplane landed about halfway down the runway and was traveling very fast. The witness stated that the brakes were applied, and the airplane swerved, overran the runway, and departed the right side of the runway. The airplane traveled down an embankment and came to rest in a ditch, resulting in substantial damage to the wing spar and fuselage. The pilot reported there were no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.