What happened
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(-23) Pilot was making a post maintenance check, at about 300 feet AGL after takeoff intial engine failure occurred. The engine sputtered and fired back up for a few seconds and then quit again. Pilot then initiated a turn back toward the airport, but did not have enough altitude to make the runway. A/c landed short of the runway off of the airport property. There was ample fuel in the fuel tanks and all engine controls appeard to function normally. A/c was recovered and a test run of the engine was conducted. Engine ran normal with no indication of malfunction. Pilot indicated all preflight checks were accomplished with no abnormalities noted. Fuel selector was directed to be turned off by the club management at the scene.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING A POST MAINTENANCE CHECK, AT ABOUT 300 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF INTIAL ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND FIRED BACK UP FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN QUIT AGAIN. PILOT THEN INITIATED A TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. A/C LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY OFF OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THERE WAS AMPLE FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS AND ALL ENGINE CONTROLS APPEARD TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. A/C WAS RECOVERED AND A TEST RUN OF THE ENGINE WAS CONDUCTED. ENGINE RAN NORMAL WITH NO INDICATION OF MALFUNCTION. PILOT INDICATED ALL PREFLIGHT CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. FUEL SELECTOR WAS DIRECTED TO BE TURNED OFF BY THE CLUB MANAGEMENT AT THE SCENE.
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