# Incident 20230215002149I: Piper PA-28-180, Idaho Falls, ID, February 15, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2023, 18:01 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Idaho Falls Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5137° N, 112.0708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IDAHO FALLS RGNL (IDA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5137&lon=-112.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7503W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7503W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 829 total, 210 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230215002149I

## Narrative

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

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR INSTRUMENT RATING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^EXPERIENCED CARB ICE AND THE INSTRUCTOR ACTING AS PIC PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD.  UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE ROAD INTO A SNOW BANK CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR.  2 POB ON BOARD NO INJURIES.

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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