What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 23, 2005 pilot privacy data omitted went to the north county airport (F45) to pick up aircraft N207CC from aircraft maintenance specialties. A factory remanufactured engine had just been installed and the annual had just been completed on the aircraft. Aircraft maintenance specialties suggested to do a quick flight around the pattern and bring the aircraft back for a post flight inspection. This flight was accomplished and after the post flight inspection where everything looked ok, pilot took off again and climbed to 2500 feet to begin breaking in the engine. Pilot remained in the area for a little over an hour. Pilot descended to 1000 feet to enter traffic pattern for runway 13. When pilot began to pull the throttle back the engine lost all power. Pilot put the throttle back to full, used electric fuel pump, made sure mixture was rich, trimmed to 80 knots and turned to the numbers on sr. after multiple attempts to restart the engine pilot realized he was not going to make it to the runway. Pilot spotted an area where it appeared he could make a safe landing. Pilot advised Palm Beach approach of the emergency, completed checklist and landed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 23, 2005 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT TO THE NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT (F45) TO PICK UP AIRCRAFT N207CC FROM AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SPECIALTIES. A FACTORY REMANUFACTURED ENGINE HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED AND THE ANNUAL HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED ON THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SPECIALTIES SUGGESTED TO DO A QUICK FLIGHT AROUND THE PATTERN AND BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK FOR A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION. THIS FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND AFTER THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WHERE EVERYTHING LOOKED OK, PILOT TOOK OFF AGAIN AND CLIMBED TO 2500 FEET TO BEGIN BREAKING IN THE ENGINE. PILOT REMAINED IN THE AREA FOR A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR. PILOT DESCENDED TO 1000 FEET TO ENTER TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 13. WHEN PILOT BEGAN TO PULL THE THROTTLE BACK THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. PILOT PUT THE THROTTLE BACK TO FULL, USED ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, MADE SURE MIXTURE WAS RICH, TRIMMED TO 80 KNOTS AND TURNED TO THE NUMBERS ON SR. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY. PILOT SPOTTED AN AREA WHERE IT APPEARED HE COULD MAKE A SAFE LANDING. PILOT ADVISED PALM BEACH APPROACH OF THE EMERGENCY, COMPLETED CHECKLIST AND LANDED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.