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Event ANC83LA054
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THE ACFT TAXIED INTO A PILE OF ICE AFTER LANDING. ACCORDING TO AN ALASKA STATE TROOPER THAT ASSISTED IN THE INVESTIGATION, THE PILOT TURNED 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY 150 FEET SHORT OF THE TAXIWAY. THE SUN WAS BRIGHT, AND ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, IT WAS BLINDING HIM. THE COLLISION WITH THE ICE COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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