Private pilot with small aircraft twin encountered freezing rain. Windshield iced over. Landed without forward visibility and drifted into snow bank on landing rollout.

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Attributes
ACN	132245
Time
Date	198912
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 29g
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 42
ASRS Report	132245
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : runway inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The flight was a maintenance chkout of recent repairs. After takeoff in VFR conditions I encountered freezing rain and my windshield was covered. I only had limited forward visibility and side visibility. I landed within 10 mins and had no visibility centerline reference due to the windshield ice and a completely snow-covered runway. The quartering headwind blew me off to the side into a snow bank.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT WITH SMA TWIN ENCOUNTERED FREEZING RAIN. WINDSHIELD ICED OVER. LANDED WITHOUT FORWARD VISIBILITY AND DRIFTED INTO SNOW BANK ON LNDG ROLLOUT.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS A MAINT CHKOUT OF RECENT REPAIRS. AFTER TKOF IN VFR CONDITIONS I ENCOUNTERED FREEZING RAIN AND MY WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED. I ONLY HAD LIMITED FORWARD VISIBILITY AND SIDE VISIBILITY. I LANDED WITHIN 10 MINS AND HAD NO VIS CENTERLINE REF DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD ICE AND A COMPLETELY SNOW-COVERED RWY. THE QUARTERING HEADWIND BLEW ME OFF TO THE SIDE INTO A SNOW BANK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.