What happened
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Front seat pilot was practicing touch and go landings on runway 19. During climbout after 6th landing and at approximately 500 feet AGL, pilot reports engine quit. He attempted a restart by adding carburetor heat, checking the throttle, and checking fuel on. Engine briefly restarted, quit, restarted and then quit a third time. Pilot attempted a turn back to the airport but was too low. Back seat pilot, a CFI , took controls and landed aircraft in a cotton field south of the airport. Airplane came to an abrupt halt upon contact with the 4 foot tall cotton, causing it to nose over and damage propeller, right front side of fuselage , right main gear and right wing strut. Front pilot injuries include facial lacerations and broken nose. Back seat pilot broke ankle. Both pilots taken to hospital.
As the FAA filed it
FRONT SEAT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 19. DURING CLIMBOUT AFTER 6TH LANDING AND AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL, PILOT REPORTS ENGINE QUIT. HE ATTEMPTED A RESTART BY ADDING CARBURETOR HEAT, CHECKING THE THROTTLE, AND CHECKING FUEL ON. ENGINE BRIEFLY RESTARTED, QUIT, RESTARTED AND THEN QUIT A THIRD TIME. PILOT ATTEMPTED A TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT BUT WAS TOO LOW. BACK SEAT PILOT, A CFI , TOOK CONTROLS AND LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A COTTON FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. AIRPLANE CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT UPON CONTACT WITH THE 4 FOOT TALL COTTON, CAUSING IT TO NOSE OVER AND DAMAGE PROPELLER, RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF FUSELAGE , RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING STRUT. FRONT PILOT INJURIES INCLUDE FACIAL LACERATIONS AND BROKEN NOSE. BACK SEAT PILOT BROKE ANKLE. BOTH PILOTS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.
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