What happened
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Incident aircraft departed VFR from rutland airport, VT (rut), destination schuylkill county airport, pa (zer) with the pilot and one passenger. Because inflight weather checks and conditions were deteriorating the pilot elected to file an IFR flight plan while inflight to his destinations.
Sometime later the pilot then decided it would be safer to land and elected to divert to Sullivan County Airport, NY (msv) due to local snow squall conditions. While being vector to the ILS 15 approach to msv the pilot experienced engine roughness with vibration. He executed emergency procedures for a rough running engine, including applying carburetor heat, switching fuel tanks, turning on electric fuel pump and magneto checks. The condition worsened and eventually resulted in forcing him to make a precautionary off airport landing. Landing was in open farm field and aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries.
Post landing photos did not reveal any airframe icing and the aircraft was inspected by maintenance personnel several days later dissembled and moved to maintenance facility for inspection and reassembly. No obvious defects were noted at the site. Snow had accumulated in the intake system after sitting in field under extreme winter conditions. Inspection and post reassembly operational checks did not reveal any malfunctions.
As the FAA filed it
INCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VFR FROM RUTLAND AIRPORT, VT (RUT), DESTINATION SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AIRPORT, PA (ZER) WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. BECAUSE INFLIGHT WEATHER CHECKS AND CONDITIONS WERE DETERIORATING THE PILOT ELECTED TO FILE AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WHILE INFLIGHT TO HIS DESTINATIONS.
SOMETIME LATER THE PILOT THEN DECIDED IT WOULD BE SAFER TO LAND AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO SULLIVAN COUNTY AIRPORT, NY (MSV) DUE TO LOCAL SNOW SQUALL CONDITIONS. WHILE BEING VECTOR TO THE ILS 15 APPROACH TO MSV THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS WITH VIBRATION. HE EXECUTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, INCLUDING APPLYING CARBURETOR HEAT, SWITCHING FUEL TANKS, TURNING ON ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP AND MAGNETO CHECKS. THE CONDITION WORSENED AND EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN FORCING HIM TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY OFF AIRPORT LANDING. LANDING WAS IN OPEN FARM FIELD AND AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
POST LANDING PHOTOS DID NOT REVEAL ANY AIRFRAME ICING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SEVERAL DAYS LATER DISSEMBLED AND MOVED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR INSPECTION AND REASSEMBLY. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS WERE NOTED AT THE SITE. SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE INTAKE SYSTEM AFTER SITTING IN FIELD UNDER EXTREME WINTER CONDITIONS. INSPECTION AND POST REASSEMBLY OPERATIONAL CHECKS DID NOT REVEAL ANY MALFUNCTIONS.
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