What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 21, 2022, at approximately 1800 local time a student pilot with a certified flight instructor (CFI) on board aircraft privacy data omitted a PA-28, was performing touch-n-goes at Manassas regional airport (hef) when the engine suddenly stopped after a loud noise at 950 feet during a left crosswind turn. The CFI immediately took control of the aircraft tried to turn the aircraft 180 degrees towards a safe landing area, but could not make it. The aircraft came to a full stop approximately 20 feet off the access road near departure runway 16L. The student pilot sustained back injuries and the CFI sustained no injuries. At that time the FAA was notified.
An inspection of the aircraft revealed a prop strike with one prop strait and one prop curled back, left main and nose landing gears were sheared off, the right main gear was collapsed under the right wing, the left wing was badly damaged, the right wing was severely damaged, and the front windscreen had an 8 inch hole through it. The left main and nose landing gears were located approximately 100 feet from the right of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 21, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL TIME A STUDENT PILOT WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) ON BOARD AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PA-28, WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-N-GOES AT MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (HEF) WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED AFTER A LOUD NOISE AT 950 FEET DURING A LEFT CROSSWIND TURN. THE CFI IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TRIED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES TOWARDS A SAFE LANDING AREA, BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OFF THE ACCESS ROAD NEAR DEPARTURE RUNWAY 16L. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND THE CFI SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. AT THAT TIME THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED.
AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A PROP STRIKE WITH ONE PROP STRAIT AND ONE PROP CURLED BACK, LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS WERE SHEARED OFF, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS COLLAPSED UNDER THE RIGHT WING, THE LEFT WING WAS BADLY DAMAGED, THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, AND THE FRONT WINDSCREEN HAD AN 8 INCH HOLE THROUGH IT. THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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