What happened
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(-23) The aircraft was found in a large field behind a newly constructed home. The field had gentle rolling hills and was covered with thick grass that had been mowed. The aircraft was undamaged. Witnesses stated the aircraft was leaking fuel from the carburetor. The fuel selector was shut off. When the fuel drains were checked, a full baby food jar of water came out of the fire wall fuel drain. The wing tanks and header tank had no water, the carburetor fuel bowl drain was removed, and a half jar of water was found. When the carburetor fuel bowl was removed, more water was found in the bowl and lots of sand in the carburetor finger strainer (note: all water found had large amounts of micro growth in it). The engine throttle cable guide tube was found broken (note: this did not have an effect on the operation of the throttle at this time). The aircraft was out of annual inspection at the time of the incident. The pilot was enroute from white plaines, NY to cincinnati, OH. He landed at johnstown, PA to take on fuel. The pilot stated that he had drained the tanks (all four drains) at johnstown, as he normally did. The pilot stated that he usually found only a tiny bit of water, and this time he found none. The aircraft take off was normal and the pilot stated that he climbed the aircraft steeper than usual because he was concerned about all the high ridges around (note: this aircraft had a recent installation of an engine performance exhaust system installed). The engine quit during the climb and all attempts to restart failed. The pilot landed in the field with no damage to the aircraft. The carburetor was inspected and reassembled by a certified repair station with no discrepancies noted. An eir was inititated.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN A LARGE FIELD BEHIND A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOME. THE FIELD HAD GENTLE ROLLING HILLS AND WAS COVERED WITH THICK GRASS THAT HAD BEEN MOWED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDAMAGED. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE CARBURETOR. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SHUT OFF. WHEN THE FUEL DRAINS WERE CHECKED, A FULL BABY FOOD JAR OF WATER CAME OUT OF THE FIRE WALL FUEL DRAIN. THE WING TANKS AND HEADER TANK HAD NO WATER, THE CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL DRAIN WAS REMOVED, AND A HALF JAR OF WATER WAS FOUND. WHEN THE CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL WAS REMOVED, MORE WATER WAS FOUND IN THE BOWL AND LOTS OF SAND IN THE CARBURETOR FINGER STRAINER (NOTE: ALL WATER FOUND HAD LARGE AMOUNTS OF MICRO GROWTH IN IT). THE ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE GUIDE TUBE WAS FOUND BROKEN (NOTE: THIS DID NOT HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE OPERATION OF THE THROTTLE AT THIS TIME). THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM WHITE PLAINES, NY TO CINCINNATI, OH. HE LANDED AT JOHNSTOWN, PA TO TAKE ON FUEL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DRAINED THE TANKS (ALL FOUR DRAINS) AT JOHNSTOWN, AS HE NORMALLY DID. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE USUALLY FOUND ONLY A TINY BIT OF WATER, AND THIS TIME HE FOUND NONE. THE AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF WAS NORMAL AND THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CLIMBED THE AIRCRAFT STEEPER THAN USUAL BECAUSE HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THE HIGH RIDGES AROUND (NOTE: THIS AIRCRAFT HAD A RECENT INSTALLATION OF AN ENGINE PERFORMANCE EXHAUST SYSTEM INSTALLED). THE ENGINE QUIT DURING THE CLIMB AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART FAILED. THE PILOT LANDED IN THE FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE CARBURETOR WAS INSPECTED AND REASSEMBLED BY A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AN EIR WAS INITITATED.
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