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Private pilot with small aircraft twin encountered freezing rain. Windshield iced over. Landed without forward visibility and drifted into snow bank on landing rollout.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 132245 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 29g |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 42 |
| ASRS Report | 132245 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The flight was a maintenance chkout of recent repairs. After takeoff in VFR conditions I encountered freezing rain and my windshield was covered. I only had limited forward visibility and side visibility. I landed within 10 mins and had no visibility centerline reference due to the windshield ice and a completely snow-covered runway. The quartering headwind blew me off to the side into a snow bank.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT WITH SMA TWIN ENCOUNTERED FREEZING RAIN. WINDSHIELD ICED OVER. LANDED WITHOUT FORWARD VISIBILITY AND DRIFTED INTO SNOW BANK ON LNDG ROLLOUT.
Narrative: THE FLT WAS A MAINT CHKOUT OF RECENT REPAIRS. AFTER TKOF IN VFR CONDITIONS I ENCOUNTERED FREEZING RAIN AND MY WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED. I ONLY HAD LIMITED FORWARD VISIBILITY AND SIDE VISIBILITY. I LANDED WITHIN 10 MINS AND HAD NO VIS CENTERLINE REF DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD ICE AND A COMPLETELY SNOW-COVERED RWY. THE QUARTERING HEADWIND BLEW ME OFF TO THE SIDE INTO A SNOW BANK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.