What happened
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(.19) On December 23, 1999, at 1210 central standard time, a PA-34-220T, N8417A, piloted by an instrument rated private pilot, was substantially damaged during landing rollout on runway 31(5,100 feet by 100 feet, asphalt/snow) at Chandler Field (axn), Alexandria, Minnesota. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating on a instrument rules flight (IFR) plan. The flight originated from fort collins, Colorado, at 0700 mountain standard time, en route to axn. The pilot landed on the second approach attempt to runway 31. He reported not being able to see through an accretion of precipitation on the heated windshield plate. The aircraft departed off to the side of runway 31 during its rollout and damaged two runway lights and the runway 4-22 hold short sign. (-23)aircraft landed on snow covered runway. Aircraft windshield iced over except for bottom half of heated iceplate. Aircraft ran off left side of snow covered runway hit two taxi lights from intersecting taxi way. Hit inersecting runway hold short sign. Upon coming back on to runway hit a runw ay light. Aircraft taxied to parking area.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON DECEMBER 23, 1999, AT 1210 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PA-34-220T, N8417A, PILOTED BY AN INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 31(5,100 FEET BY 100 FEET, ASPHALT/SNOW) AT CHANDLER FIELD (AXN), ALEXANDRIA, MINNESOTA. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON A INSTRUMENT RULES FLIGHT (IFR) PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, AT 0700 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, EN ROUTE TO AXN. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE SECOND APPROACH ATTEMPT TO RUNWAY 31. HE REPORTED NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THROUGH AN ACCRETION OF PRECIPITATION ON THE HEATED WINDSHIELD PLATE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OFF TO THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 31 DURING ITS ROLLOUT AND DAMAGED TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS AND THE RUNWAY 4-22 HOLD SHORT SIGN. (-23)AIRCRAFT LANDED ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD ICED OVER EXCEPT FOR BOTTOM HALF OF HEATED ICEPLATE. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF LEFT SIDE OF SNOW COVERED RUNWAY HIT TWO TAXI LIGHTS FROM INTERSECTING TAXI WAY. HIT INERSECTING RUNWAY HOLD SHORT SIGN. UPON COMING BACK ON TO RUNWAY HIT A RUNW AY LIGHT. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO PARKING AREA.
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