What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight instructor stated that after 2 touch and goes at the Palmer Airport that the engine quit on climb out at approximately 500 feet MSL. There was some confusion on which tank the fuel selector was positioned to and how much fuel was onboard the aircraft. The pilot receiving flight instruction indicated that the left tank showed 1/4 and the right tank showed 3/8 on the fuel gauges. The aircraft landed hard in a hayfield near the airport collapsing the main landing gear and damaging the propeller when it contacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT AFTER 2 TOUCH AND GOES AT THE PALMER AIRPORT THAT THE ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET MSL. THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ON WHICH TANK THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO AND HOW MUCH FUEL WAS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION INDICATED THAT THE LEFT TANK SHOWED 1/4 AND THE RIGHT TANK SHOWED 3/8 ON THE FUEL GAUGES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A HAYFIELD NEAR THE AIRPORT COLLAPSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE PROPELLER WHEN IT CONTACTED THE GROUND.
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