What happened
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Acft experienced a rough running engine, and the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing. (-23) after leveling off at 2000 feet from a 6500 feet descent, the pilot reported that the engine started running rough. He decided to conduct an emergency landing. According to the pilot, at approximately 150 feet above the ground, the engine began running normally again. The pilot decided to go-around. In doing so, the aircraft went through the tops of trees causing substantial damage to the aircraft. He then proceeded to an airport 10 miles away, landing without a left main tire and damage to the right wing. (.4) the pilot was enroute to Florida, and planned a refueling stop in south carolina. During the descent from 8500 feet, the pilot experienced a loss of engine power. Attempts by the pilot to restore full engine power failed. So he selected a field for an emergency landing, and while on final approach to land, the engine regained full power. At that point, the pilot elected to go-around. During the climbout phase of the go-around maneuver, the airplane collided with trees on the departure end of the proposed landing site. According to the pilot, the collision with the tree s separated the left main landing gear assembly, and the right wing sustained substantial structural damage. The pilot flew the airplane to Aiken, south carolina and after touchdown on runway 24, the airplane skidded off the left side of the runway. During the engine loss of power, weather conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor ice. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. (-23) AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 2000 FEET FROM A 6500 FEET DESCENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. HE DECIDED TO CONDUCT AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING NORMALLY AGAIN. THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO-AROUND. IN DOING SO, THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH THE TOPS OF TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO AN AIRPORT 10 MILES AWAY, LANDING WITHOUT A LEFT MAIN TIRE AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. (.4) THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO FLORIDA, AND PLANNED A REFUELING STOP IN SOUTH CAROLINA. DURING THE DESCENT FROM 8500 FEET, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. ATTEMPTS BY THE PILOT TO RESTORE FULL ENGINE POWER FAILED. SO HE SELECTED A FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, AND WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, THE ENGINE REGAINED FULL POWER. AT THAT POINT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. DURING THE CLIMBOUT PHASE OF THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE PROPOSED LANDING SITE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE COLLISION WITH THE TREE S SEPARATED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRPLANE TO AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 24, THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.
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