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N6455R accident description

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Crash location 38.917223°N, 78.252222°W
Nearest city Front Royal, VA
38.918167°N, 78.194445°W
3.1 miles away
Tail number N6455R
Accident date 15 Aug 2007
Aircraft type Piper PA28-140
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

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.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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