# Accident 19991223037669A: Piper PA34220T, Alexandria, MN, December 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1999, 12:10 local time
- Place: Alexandria, MN
- Airport: Chandler Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8651° N, 95.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8651&lon=-95.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8417A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8417A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991223037669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA053), Dec 23, 1999: Piper PA-34-220T (N8417A), Alexandria, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight decision to continue flight into icing conditions. An additional cause was the directional control not maintained by the pilot. Contributing factors were the viewable…

## Other reports on N8417A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940417013759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417013759I), Apr 17, 1994: Piper PA34220T (N8417A), Fort Collins, CO, Minor damage. Pilot stated he forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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