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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA421000 · Missoula, MT · December 1, 2002

Date: December 1, 2002 · 19:17 local
Place: Missoula, MT
Airport: Missoula International Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N34ER
Reported as: Piper PA421000
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,900 total150 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that mso was reporting patchy ice and fair braking action on rwy 11 when he began the approach. Pilot stated that the aircraft skidded to the right on a patch of ice just after landing from the ILS iap to mso rwy 11, and swerved to the sideline of the runway where the propeller struck a landing light. He said he then regained control and returned to the center of the runway and taxiied to the ramp without further incident. Two blades of the right propeller were damaged, and one runway edge light was broken. (Note: aircraft inspected at mso on 12/05/02 to confirm "incident" status)

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT MSO WAS REPORTING PATCHY ICE AND FAIR BRAKING ACTION ON RWY 11 WHEN HE BEGAN THE APPROACH. PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT ON A PATCH OF ICE JUST AFTER LANDING FROM THE ILS IAP TO MSO RWY 11, AND SWERVED TO THE SIDELINE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE PROPELLER STRUCK A LANDING LIGHT. HE SAID HE THEN REGAINED CONTROL AND RETURNED TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY AND TAXIIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TWO BLADES OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED, AND ONE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT WAS BROKEN. (NOTE: AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AT MSO ON 12/05/02 TO CONFIRM "INCIDENT" STATUS)