What happened
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(-23) The flight instructor and student departed runway 7 left at the Deer valley airport, AZ. For closed traffic touch and go's. at approx. 200' AGL, on the upwind leg, the engine lost power. The instructor assumed control of the a/c and turned the a/c 180 degrees in an attempt to land on the parallel rwy 25L. The a/c touched down just outside the airport boundary, running through the perimeter fence, then flipping over it's nose, ending upside down 50 yards short of the rwy. (.4) the airplane struck the airport perimeter fence and came to rest inverted after initiating a turn back to the runway for an emergency landing due to a loss of engine power. No discrepancies were found during the preflight inspection or the startup, run-up, or pretakeoff procedures. During the initial climb out the engine began to sputter. The CFI took control of the airplane and verified that the fuel pump was on, throttle was full forward, and the mixture was rich. The engine sputtered again and he noted that the fuel pressure gage was indicating zero. During the turn back to the runway the airplane lost altitude. A post crash engine inspection and run-up were conducted. No discrepancies were noted with the visual inspection of the engine. A remote fuel source was attached to the fuel line on the left wing to facilitate an engine run-up. The electric fuel pump was engaged and fuel pressure was observed on the fuel pressure gage. No visible fuel leaks were observed on the engine. The engine was started per manufacturer's checklist and a warm up period was initiated. After the warm up period the throttle was advanced to full power with no discrepancies noted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DEPARTED RUNWAY 7 LEFT AT THE DEER VALLEY AIRPORT, AZ. FOR CLOSED TRAFFIC TOUCH AND GO'S. AT APPROX. 200' AGL, ON THE UPWIND LEG, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE A/C AND TURNED THE A/C 180 DEGREES IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE PARALLEL RWY 25L. THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN JUST OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY, RUNNING THROUGH THE PERIMETER FENCE, THEN FLIPPING OVER IT'S NOSE, ENDING UPSIDE DOWN 50 YARDS SHORT OF THE RWY. (.4) THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED AFTER INITIATING A TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OR THE STARTUP, RUN-UP, OR PRETAKEOFF PROCEDURES. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS ON, THROTTLE WAS FULL FORWARD, AND THE MIXTURE WAS RICH. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AGAIN AND HE NOTED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE GAGE WAS INDICATING ZERO. DURING THE TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY THE AIRPLANE LOST ALTITUDE. A POST CRASH ENGINE INSPECTION AND RUN-UP WERE CONDUCTED. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED WITH THE VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE. A REMOTE FUEL SOURCE WAS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL LINE ON THE LEFT WING TO FACILITATE AN ENGINE RUN-UP. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS ENGAGED AND FUEL PRESSURE WAS OBSERVED ON THE FUEL PRESSURE GAGE. NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKS WERE OBSERVED ON THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED PER MANUFACTURER'S CHECKLIST AND A WARM UP PERIOD WAS INITIATED. AFTER THE WARM UP PERIOD THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED TO FULL POWER WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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