What happened
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(-23) Pilot departed lvk enroute to C83 and climbed to 2600 feet. Outside brushy peak pilot called C83, requesting airport advisories and made a small reduction in the power setting. Descending through 1800 feet pilot reduced power to 2100 RPM and engine began to run rough. Pilot applied carburetor heat, checked magnetos settings, verified fuel selector was in full position but to no avail, the engine stopped running and pilot declared an emergency, established best glide at 45 mph, reviewed emergency check list and landed in a clear area west of C83, and touched down in the grass area, sustaining minor damage to aircraft. Post lvk weather reports verify serious icing conditions for carburetor icing at glide power.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED LVK ENROUTE TO C83 AND CLIMBED TO 2600 FEET. OUTSIDE BRUSHY PEAK PILOT CALLED C83, REQUESTING AIRPORT ADVISORIES AND MADE A SMALL REDUCTION IN THE POWER SETTING. DESCENDING THROUGH 1800 FEET PILOT REDUCED POWER TO 2100 RPM AND ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, CHECKED MAGNETOS SETTINGS, VERIFIED FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN FULL POSITION BUT TO NO AVAIL, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE AT 45 MPH, REVIEWED EMERGENCY CHECK LIST AND LANDED IN A CLEAR AREA WEST OF C83, AND TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS AREA, SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. POST LVK WEATHER REPORTS VERIFY SERIOUS ICING CONDITIONS FOR CARBURETOR ICING AT GLIDE POWER.
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