What happened
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(-23) At 11:15 a.m. EDT on 10/1/04, the pilot and one passenger departed from lancaster, NY airport (D77), in VMC for great valley airport, (N56) on a pleasure flight. After cruise was established at 2200 feet, the engine experienced an un-commanded power reduction to idle. The PIC applied full throttle, carburetor heat and rich mixture. The fuel selector was positioned to the opposite tank. The engine did not respond. A light brown-colored field was selected for an emergency landing and the aircraft was almost stopped when it nosed over and came to rest inverted. There were no injuries during the landing sequence. Before the PIC could assist the passenger with exiting the aircraft, she released her belt and hit the overhead resulting in minor head and neck pain. She was, under protest, air evacuated to a hospital where she was treated and released. The aircraft sustained minor damage. Investigation of the engine did not reveal the source of the uncommanded power reduction. Atmospheric conditions at the time were conducive to carburetor icing. A flight plan was not filed. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 11:15 A.M. EDT ON 10/1/04, THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED FROM LANCASTER, NY AIRPORT (D77), IN VMC FOR GREAT VALLEY AIRPORT, (N56) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. AFTER CRUISE WAS ESTABLISHED AT 2200 FEET, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN UN-COMMANDED POWER REDUCTION TO IDLE. THE PIC APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, CARBURETOR HEAT AND RICH MIXTURE. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE OPPOSITE TANK. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. A LIGHT BROWN-COLORED FIELD WAS SELECTED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALMOST STOPPED WHEN IT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE. BEFORE THE PIC COULD ASSIST THE PASSENGER WITH EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, SHE RELEASED HER BELT AND HIT THE OVERHEAD RESULTING IN MINOR HEAD AND NECK PAIN. SHE WAS, UNDER PROTEST, AIR EVACUATED TO A HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL THE SOURCE OF THE UNCOMMANDED POWER REDUCTION. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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