What happened
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Aircraft departed syracuse new york (syr) enroute to plattsburgh (pbg) new york. At approximately 15 miles to the north of Rome NY (rme) as the aircraft was climbing through 7500 AGL, pilot in command (PIC) reported that the engine made a very loud grinding or squealing noise for approximately three seconds. PIC further reported, that engine power was immediately lost, prompting the PIC to feather the propeller. Weather at the time was IFR, with broken or scattered layers at 600 feet. After 11 minutes of gliding, the PIC approached rme at a heading of 190 degrees. After breaking out at an altitude of approximately 800 AGL, with configured decent rate and speed, PIC realized he was unable to land at rme. PIC then noticed a cleared field to his right and began to turn 90 degrees. After completing the turn, PIC felt he was not able to land safely, due to trees and homes prior to the field. PIC stated that just before the tree line he deployed full flaps, as a result, arrested the aircraft decent momentarily to clear the trees for landing. At touchdown, PIC immediately raised the flaps to increase braking due to the condition of the water latent field. The aircraft stopped in approximately 400 feet without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SYRACUSE NEW YORK (SYR) ENROUTE TO PLATTSBURGH (PBG) NEW YORK. AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES TO THE NORTH OF ROME NY (RME) AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 7500 AGL, PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A VERY LOUD GRINDING OR SQUEALING NOISE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS. PIC FURTHER REPORTED, THAT ENGINE POWER WAS IMMEDIATELY LOST, PROMPTING THE PIC TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS IFR, WITH BROKEN OR SCATTERED LAYERS AT 600 FEET. AFTER 11 MINUTES OF GLIDING, THE PIC APPROACHED RME AT A HEADING OF 190 DEGREES. AFTER BREAKING OUT AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 800 AGL, WITH CONFIGURED DECENT RATE AND SPEED, PIC REALIZED HE WAS UNABLE TO LAND AT RME. PIC THEN NOTICED A CLEARED FIELD TO HIS RIGHT AND BEGAN TO TURN 90 DEGREES. AFTER COMPLETING THE TURN, PIC FELT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO LAND SAFELY, DUE TO TREES AND HOMES PRIOR TO THE FIELD. PIC STATED THAT JUST BEFORE THE TREE LINE HE DEPLOYED FULL FLAPS, AS A RESULT, ARRESTED THE AIRCRAFT DECENT MOMENTARILY TO CLEAR THE TREES FOR LANDING. AT TOUCHDOWN, PIC IMMEDIATELY RAISED THE FLAPS TO INCREASE BRAKING DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE WATER LATENT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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