What happened
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(.4) The engine lost power during initial takeoff climb while at an estimated altitude of 60 to 80 feet above the ground. The pilot lowered the nose and made a slight turn to the left in an attempt to make an emergency landing in a field adjacent to the airport. The airplane touched down hard in a level attitude within the airport property, approximately 25 to 30 feet short of the airport perimeter fence. The airplane rolled on the ground for 2 or 3 seconds prior to going through a barbed wire fence, impacted a ditch with the nose wheel, and then nosed over. Examination of the fuel system revealed that water was present in the fuel gascolator, as well as in the right wing fuel cell. The fluid drained from the airplane was tested by an independent laboratory. The laboratory confirmed that the fluid was 'drinking water.' (-23) on takeoff, the pilot stated that the aircraft lost partial power. Aircraft appeared to maintain altitude until airspeed deteriorated to the point that the aircraft stalled, turned approximately 45 degrees to the left and struck the ground in a wings-level, nose-down attitude. The nose wheel separated, the aircraft bounced, went through a fence and on second impact the aircraft flipped on its back.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB WHILE AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 60 TO 80 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE AND MADE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WITHIN THE AIRPORT PROPERTY, APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 FEET SHORT OF THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED ON THE GROUND FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS PRIOR TO GOING THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE, IMPACTED A DITCH WITH THE NOSE WHEEL, AND THEN NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT WATER WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL GASCOLATOR, AS WELL AS IN THE RIGHT WING FUEL CELL. THE FLUID DRAINED FROM THE AIRPLANE WAS TESTED BY AN INDEPENDENT LABORATORY. THE LABORATORY CONFIRMED THAT THE FLUID WAS 'DRINKING WATER.' (-23) ON TAKEOFF, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST PARTIAL POWER. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE UNTIL AIRSPEED DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, TURNED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE GROUND IN A WINGS-LEVEL, NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE. THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND ON SECOND IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.
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