What happened
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(-23) After flying for one hour and ten minutes and on approach to land at tamiami airport (tmb), the pilot switched to the fullest tank, rt tank full, left tank half full, the engine suddenly sputtered and died, the pilot switched tanks back to the half full one (left tank), but the engine refused to start. A landing was made in an open field three miles short of tamiami airport. A mechanic came to the site and disassembled the carburetor and found it full of water, the airplane was flown out of the field the same day. As there was no damage to the airplane, no damage to property, no injuries to people, that a proper preflight was performed earlier, no action is recommended by this office or the NTSB in atlanta or Miami, this incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER FLYING FOR ONE HOUR AND TEN MINUTES AND ON APPROACH TO LAND AT TAMIAMI AIRPORT (TMB), THE PILOT SWITCHED TO THE FULLEST TANK, RT TANK FULL, LEFT TANK HALF FULL, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SPUTTERED AND DIED, THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS BACK TO THE HALF FULL ONE (LEFT TANK), BUT THE ENGINE REFUSED TO START. A LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN FIELD THREE MILES SHORT OF TAMIAMI AIRPORT. A MECHANIC CAME TO THE SITE AND DISASSEMBLED THE CARBURETOR AND FOUND IT FULL OF WATER, THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN OUT OF THE FIELD THE SAME DAY. AS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE, NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE, THAT A PROPER PREFLIGHT WAS PERFORMED EARLIER, NO ACTION IS RECOMMENDED BY THIS OFFICE OR THE NTSB IN ATLANTA OR MIAMI, THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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