What happened
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(-23) Mr. Harrison was flying from independence, OR. To prineville, OR. After leaving independence he was flying near hoodo ski area at 7000' MSL when the engine started running rough and dropped RPM. He applied carb heat and turned towards Santiam state which was covered in snow. The engine kept running rough and continued to drop in RPM. As he lost altitude he checked his magnetos and fuel supply which were both good. The engine finally dropped to an idle and he glided to a soft-field approach deadstick landing on the snowy runway where upon touching down, his nose gear dug into the snow and bent backwards. The airplane flipped onto it's back and Mr. Harrison immediately crawled out completely unhurt. During the landing the ELT was triggered and he turned it off approx. two minutes later.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. HARRISON WAS FLYING FROM INDEPENDENCE, OR. TO PRINEVILLE, OR. AFTER LEAVING INDEPENDENCE HE WAS FLYING NEAR HOODO SKI AREA AT 7000' MSL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND DROPPED RPM. HE APPLIED CARB HEAT AND TURNED TOWARDS SANTIAM STATE WHICH WAS COVERED IN SNOW. THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING ROUGH AND CONTINUED TO DROP IN RPM. AS HE LOST ALTITUDE HE CHECKED HIS MAGNETOS AND FUEL SUPPLY WHICH WERE BOTH GOOD. THE ENGINE FINALLY DROPPED TO AN IDLE AND HE GLIDED TO A SOFT-FIELD APPROACH DEADSTICK LANDING ON THE SNOWY RUNWAY WHERE UPON TOUCHING DOWN, HIS NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SNOW AND BENT BACKWARDS. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED ONTO IT'S BACK AND MR. HARRISON IMMEDIATELY CRAWLED OUT COMPLETELY UNHURT. DURING THE LANDING THE ELT WAS TRIGGERED AND HE TURNED IT OFF APPROX. TWO MINUTES LATER.
NTSB investigation
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