What happened
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(-23) A/c lost power during cruise at 1,800 feet MSL. Pilot switched fuel tanks and the a/c's engine. Ran for about 10 seconds. The pilot made a forced landing onto a field adjacent to a track at a high school. The a/c struck a metal fence at the end of the field during landing rollout onto wet grass. The a/c has been observed by an FAA airworthiness inspector during examinations and testing and no reason for the engine failure has been determined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A/C LOST POWER DURING CRUISE AT 1,800 FEET MSL. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND THE A/C'S ENGINE. RAN FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ONTO A FIELD ADJACENT TO A TRACK AT A HIGH SCHOOL. THE A/C STRUCK A METAL FENCE AT THE END OF THE FIELD DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ONTO WET GRASS. THE A/C HAS BEEN OBSERVED BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR DURING EXAMINATIONS AND TESTING AND NO REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE HAS BEEN DETERMINED.
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