What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Following installation of a rebuilt engine, the pilot took off from a private grass strip heading east. At about 200 feet AGL the engine stopped with no sputtering, "like it ran out of fuel," according to the pilot. The pilot banked left, north east, to head for a possible landing on hwy 26, approximately a half mile away. The pilot made another left bank heading north west to line up on hwy 26 west. The pilot said that at about 100 feet AGL the engine started back up without pilot action. At that point, before he could gain altitude, the pilot said that he flew under a set of power lines stretching across hwy 26. The pilot ascended to 400 feet AGL heading south west towards his grass strip. On the downwind leg the engine quit again and he made an uneventful dead-stick landing. No injury or damage occured.
As the FAA filed it
FOLLOWING INSTALLATION OF A REBUILT ENGINE, THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP HEADING EAST. AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL THE ENGINE STOPPED WITH NO SPUTTERING, "LIKE IT RAN OUT OF FUEL," ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT BANKED LEFT, NORTH EAST, TO HEAD FOR A POSSIBLE LANDING ON HWY 26, APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE AWAY. THE PILOT MADE ANOTHER LEFT BANK HEADING NORTH WEST TO LINE UP ON HWY 26 WEST. THE PILOT SAID THAT AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL THE ENGINE STARTED BACK UP WITHOUT PILOT ACTION. AT THAT POINT, BEFORE HE COULD GAIN ALTITUDE, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE FLEW UNDER A SET OF POWER LINES STRETCHING ACROSS HWY 26. THE PILOT ASCENDED TO 400 FEET AGL HEADING SOUTH WEST TOWARDS HIS GRASS STRIP. ON THE DOWNWIND LEG THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN AND HE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL DEAD-STICK LANDING. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE OCCURED.