# Incident 20021113033979I: Piper PA32R300, Eagle, AK, November 13, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Eagle, AK
- Airport: Eagle Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FXGA
- Location: 64.7781° N, 141.1496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLE (EAA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7781&lon=-141.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N148RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N148RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021113033979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ON NOVEMBER 13, 2002 A PA-32R-300, N148RF, PILOTED BY LARRY LEE FOSTER AND OPERATED BY TATONDUK OUTFITTERS ACCUMULATED ICE ON THE AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT EAGLE AIRPORT IN EAGLE, ALASKA. BETWEEN 2 TO 10 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE ICE STARTED TO ACCUMULATE ON THE WINDSHIELD UNTIL FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS OBSCURED. WHILE IN THE LANDING PHASE THE PILOT HAD TO LOOK OUT THE SIDE WINDOW TO SEE THE RUNWAY. AS THE PILOT WAS TOUCHING DOWN HE BRIEFLY LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A SNOW BERM, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR THEN SLIDING TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE IMPACT POINT. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED. (-23 AMENDMENT) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                  ON NOVEMBER 13, 2002, A PA-32R-300, N148RF, PILOTED BY LARRY LEE FOSTER AND OPERATED BY TATONDUK OUTFITTERS ACCUMULATED ICE ON THE AIRCRAFT WINDSHIELD AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT EAGLE AIRPORT IN EAGLE, ALASKA. BETWEEN 2 TO 10 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE ICE STARTED TO ACCUMULATE ON THE WINDSHIELD UNTIL FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS OBSCURED. WHILE IN THE LANDING                    PHASE THE PILOT HAD TO LOOK OUT THE SIDE WINDOW TO SEE THE RUNWAY. AS THE PILOT WAS TOUCHING DOWN HE BRIEFLY LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY DURING FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A SNOW BERM, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR THEN SLIDING TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE IMPACT POINT. THE ASOS REPORTS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE INCIDENT INDICATED FREEZING RAIN. AT THE TIME THE PILOT OBTAINED HIS PRE-FLIGHT WEATHER THERE WAS NO REPORT OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE CURRENT OR FORECAST WEATHER. (DOWNGRADED FROM ACCIDENT).

## Other reports on N148RF (2)

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

- [Incident 20000706034039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000706034039I), Jul 6, 2000: Piper PA32R300 (N148RF), Venetie, AK, Minor damage. (-23)The aircraft was an take off on runway 21 Venetie, Alaska when a 4 wheel atv suddenly crossed the runway in front of the aircraft. The pilot took evasive…
- [Incident 19930306006019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930306006019I), Mar 6, 1993: Piper PA32R300 (N148RF), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Complete electrical failure. Unable to extend 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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