What happened
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Narrative: N15735 declared an emergency with seattle center, when the engine began to fail. Aircraft pilot reported engine power loss. Seattle center vectored aircraft to lebanon airport, then to Sweet Home airport, when pilot said he wouldn't make it to lebanon. Aircraft landed without incident and without power at Sweet Home. Talked to martin j. schneider on February 27, 1996, the aircraft owner and pilot. The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan and was cleared to climb to 11,000-13,000 feet, when the engine began to sputter. Mr. Schneider stated that he experienced carburetor icing at an altitude 12,500 feet, while flying into a cloud. The carburetor heat was turned on and off numerous times, but the condition worsened until the engine stopped. Mr. Schneider stated that the carburetor appeared to be iced up. After landing the aircraft Mr. Schneider opened the engine cowling and noticed water running from the carburetor. The water ran for approximately 10 minutes. The next day, Mr. Schneider flew to bend, Oregon with no incident. Aircraft was using auto gas iaw peterson STC. This investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: N15735 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH SEATTLE CENTER, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO FAIL. AIRCRAFT PILOT REPORTED ENGINE POWER LOSS. SEATTLE CENTER VECTORED AIRCRAFT TO LEBANON AIRPORT, THEN TO SWEET HOME AIRPORT, WHEN PILOT SAID HE WOULDN'T MAKE IT TO LEBANON. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WITHOUT POWER AT SWEET HOME. TALKED TO MARTIN J. SCHNEIDER ON FEBRUARY 27, 1996, THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS CLEARED TO CLIMB TO 11,000-13,000 FEET, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. MR. SCHNEIDER STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED CARBURETOR ICING AT AN ALTITUDE 12,500 FEET, WHILE FLYING INTO A CLOUD. THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS TURNED ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE CONDITION WORSENED UNTIL THE ENGINE STOPPED. MR. SCHNEIDER STATED THAT THE CARBURETOR APPEARED TO BE ICED UP. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT MR. SCHNEIDER OPENED THE ENGINE COWLING AND NOTICED WATER RUNNING FROM THE CARBURETOR. THE WATER RAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THE NEXT DAY, MR. SCHNEIDER FLEW TO BEND, OREGON WITH NO INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS USING AUTO GAS IAW PETERSON STC. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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