What happened
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Narrative: 1. On 08/13/96 at 1545Z time, a Piper PA-38-112 aircraft (N2466D) departed Kansas City down town (mkc) airport, Missouri en route to return back to Kansas City down town (mkc) airport, Missouri. On take-off from runway 21 at mkc, certified flight instructor (CFI) craig a. moore noted a loss of engine power on climb. Flight instructor, craig a. moore, immediately took control of the aircraft from his student jeremiah garlook and proceeded to make an emergency go-around landing. 2. Initiating emergency procedures with approximately only 100 feet above ground level (AGL), the flight instructor proceeded with an emergency landing. The flight instructor instructed his student to notify the airport tower that they were making an emergency landing on runway 1. Total engine power was lost while making the evasive turn to land on runway 1. Attempting to avoid injury to ground personnel and property, the flight instructor targeted a grassy area to land the aircraft which resulted in the left wing tip to touch the ground and receive minor damage. 3. On examination, mechanic charles drake of spirit aviation discovered water in the left wing fuel tank. Aircraft records revealed that this aircraft had not been operated for the past three days prior to this flight and had been exposed to heavy rains. It is believed that the fuel caps may not have been completely sealed resulting in rain water to have seeped into the left wing fuel tank. The left wing fuel tank was selected for use during this intended flight. 4. The aircraft fuel system will be purged by the mechanic charles drake and returned to service after a hard landing inspection is accomplished. A follow-up ramp and records inspection will be conducted by general aviation airworthiness section. This incident investigation was cordinated with general avaition operations. 5. This incident number CE96-IGA0114 is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: 1. ON 08/13/96 AT 1545Z TIME, A PIPER PA-38-112 AIRCRAFT (N2466D) DEPARTED KANSAS CITY DOWN TOWN (MKC) AIRPORT, MISSOURI EN ROUTE TO RETURN BACK TO KANSAS CITY DOWN TOWN (MKC) AIRPORT, MISSOURI. ON TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AT MKC, CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) CRAIG A. MOORE NOTED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON CLIMB. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, CRAIG A. MOORE, IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM HIS STUDENT JEREMIAH GARLOOK AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY GO-AROUND LANDING. 2. INITIATING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITH APPROXIMATELY ONLY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PROCEEDED WITH AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTED HIS STUDENT TO NOTIFY THE AIRPORT TOWER THAT THEY WERE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 1. TOTAL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST WHILE MAKING THE EVASIVE TURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 1. ATTEMPTING TO AVOID INJURY TO GROUND PERSONNEL AND PROPERTY, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TARGETED A GRASSY AREA TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING TIP TO TOUCH THE GROUND AND RECEIVE MINOR DAMAGE. 3. ON EXAMINATION, MECHANIC CHARLES DRAKE OF SPIRIT AVIATION DISCOVERED WATER IN THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEALED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT AND HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO HEAVY RAINS. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE FUEL CAPS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SEALED RESULTING IN RAIN WATER TO HAVE SEEPED INTO THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS SELECTED FOR USE DURING THIS INTENDED FLIGHT. 4. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM WILL BE PURGED BY THE MECHANIC CHARLES DRAKE AND RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER A HARD LANDING INSPECTION IS ACCOMPLISHED. A FOLLOW-UP RAMP AND RECORDS INSPECTION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY GENERAL AVIATION AIRWORTHINESS SECTION. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION WAS CORDINATED WITH GENERAL AVAITION OPERATIONS. 5. THIS INCIDENT NUMBER CE96-IGA0114 IS CLOSED.
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