A BRAND NEW PVT PLT; FLYING HIS NEW COZY-III; MADE AN ABORTED TKOF AT FFZ; DUE TO WATER IN THE FUEL TANKS.

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I ARRIVED AT AN FBO LOCATED AT FFZ; WHERE MY PLANE WAS TIED DOWN OUTSIDE AFTER ITS ANNUAL. I HAD LAST FLOWN THE PLANE FOR AN HR 2 WKS BEFORE WITH NO PROB. I DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE HANGAR DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ON TXWYS. I PERFORMED A PREFLT INSPECTION. I REMOVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT HAD SETTLED INTO THE NOSE (THE COZY IS PARKED NOSE DOWN) FROM THE RAINS. I RAISED THE NOSE GEAR AND CONTINUED THE PREFLT. NO WATER WAS EVIDENT IN THE FUEL SAMPLES WHEN TAKEN IN THE GEAR DOWN POS. AFTER STARTING THE PLANE; I SAT THERE FOR A WHILE CHKING MY GPS AND INSTS; AND OBSERVING ENG TEMPS. I WAS AT NORMAL TO HIGH IDLE DURING THE 10 MINS PRIOR TO TAXI. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. I RECEIVED PERMISSION TO TAXI TO RWY 22L. AT THE RUN-UP; I PERFORMED A NORMAL RUN-UP WITH NO INDICATION OF ENG TROUBLE. I RECEIVED PERMISSION TO TKOF RWY 22L. I WAS TRYING TO SEE HOW QUICKLY I COULD GET OFF THE RWY; SO I MINIMIZED BRAKING AND RUDDER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I TOOK OFF JUST BEFORE THE MIDFIELD TURNOFF. AFTER I ROTATED; MY ENG STARTED TO SPUTTER. I IMMEDIATELY CUT PWR; BLURTED OUT EMER AND GOT THE WHEELS DOWN ON THE GND. I ESTIMATE THAT I HAD LESS THAN A QUARTER OF THE RWY LEFT AND WAS DOING ABOUT 80 KTS ON TOUCHDOWN. AT THAT POINT; THINGS DID NOT LOOK PROMISING. USING FULL BRAKES; I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO MAKE THE LAST TURN-OFF; BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID THE LIGHTS AT THE END OF THE RWY BY STEERING JUST L OF THEM INTO THE GRASS. I CAME TO A STOP ABOUT 30 YARDS IN FRONT; AND 20 YARDS TO THE L OF RWY 22L. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE BEFORE GETTING EXTENSIVE BRAKE WORK DURING MY ANNUAL AT THE FBO. THE CTL TWR ASKED ME IF I WAS ALL RIGHT; AND IF THERE WAS AN EMER. I INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS OK AND THE CTLR INFORMED ME IT WAS NOT AN EMER; BUT AN ABORTED TKOF. I DO NOT REMEMBER THE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION; BUT I UNDERSTOOD THAT I WAS ALL RIGHT WHERE I WAS. I SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN; EXITED THE AIRPLANE; AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE. THE PLANE WAS PUSHED TO THE TXWY AND WOULD NOT START WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON L TANK. IT DID START ON R TANK. I TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGAR THAT WAS JUST REOPENED AND SAMPLED THE FUEL. NO WATER. I THEN LOWERED THE NOSE GEAR AND SAMPLED; AND IT WAS ALL WATER. THE WATER APPEARED TO HAVE A RED HUE. PROB SOLVED. CHK FUEL IN NOSE DOWN CONFIGN IN THE FUTURE. AFTER DRAINING THE TANK; I ESTIMATE ABOUT A QUART OF WATER IN THE L TANK. THE ONLY POINT OF ENTRY WOULD BE THE FUEL CAP. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT I DID NOT REFUEL SINCE FLYING LAST; SO THE FUEL I PURCHASED WAS NOT CONTAMINATED.