What happened
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(-23) A/c was on a IFR flight plan from cdw to phn at cruise at 12,000' in clouds,when the engine started to run rough. The pilot switched tanks, applied carb, heat and went full rich mixture. The engine continued to run rough and the a/c descended in search of warmer temperatures. Cleveland centered handed the a/c to buffalo tower and was given vectors to divert to dkk. The a/c broke out of the clouds at 1400 ft. and the pilot flared into the tree tops. The a/c landed in a vertical position nose down in a garage. The pilot sustained several superficial scratched to his right hand. No medical attention was required.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A/C WAS ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM CDW TO PHN AT CRUISE AT 12,000' IN CLOUDS,WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS, APPLIED CARB, HEAT AND WENT FULL RICH MIXTURE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH AND THE A/C DESCENDED IN SEARCH OF WARMER TEMPERATURES. CLEVELAND CENTERED HANDED THE A/C TO BUFFALO TOWER AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO DIVERT TO DKK. THE A/C BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 1400 FT. AND THE PILOT FLARED INTO THE TREE TOPS. THE A/C LANDED IN A VERTICAL POSITION NOSE DOWN IN A GARAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SEVERAL SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHED TO HIS RIGHT HAND. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED.
NTSB investigation
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