What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During approach to runway 7R at the Anchorage international airport the first officer, transferred the controls to the captain, due to her not having adequate visibility out of her windshield due to ice accumulation. The captain was able to see well enough to land the aircraft; however, during the roll out phase as the aircraft decelerated, the captains windshield became opaque and difficult to see out of, at which point the aircraft drifted to the right, departed the runway and came to rest in a snow bank.
As the FAA filed it
DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 7R AT THE ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THE FIRST OFFICER, TRANSFERRED THE CONTROLS TO THE CAPTAIN, DUE TO HER NOT HAVING ADEQUATE VISIBILITY OUT OF HER WINDSHIELD DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATION. THE CAPTAIN WAS ABLE TO SEE WELL ENOUGH TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT; HOWEVER, DURING THE ROLL OUT PHASE AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED, THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD BECAME OPAQUE AND DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF, AT WHICH POINT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A SNOW BANK.
NTSB investigation
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