Cessna 185 pilot reported an engine failure shortly after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	1399109
Time
Date	201610
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skywagon 185
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 2500 Flight Crew Type 500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Departed for local flight. Upon reaching 200 feet AGL engine failed. Landed straight ahead on railroad tracks. No injuries; and no damage to aircraft or property.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Cessna 185 pilot reported an engine failure shortly after takeoff.

Narrative: Departed for local flight. Upon reaching 200 feet AGL engine failed. Landed straight ahead on railroad tracks. No injuries; and no damage to aircraft or property.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.