What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1730 hours on 1/31/2024 a Piper PA-28 aircraft was flying in the pattern at Conway municipal airport (cxw) with a student pilot and flight instructor onboard. While discussing fuel management, the instructor told the student to switch the fuel selector from the right tank to the left. Shortly after the switch, the aircraft had an unresponsive throttle. The instructor took control of the aircraft. Unable to land at the airport due to position and altitude, the instructor landed the aircraft in an adjacent plowed field. The nose gear broke away from the aircraft and struck the right wing. The propeller struck the ground and the aircraft came to a stop, upright with a nose down attitude. Both people onboard exited the aircraft without injury.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 HOURS ON 1/31/2024 A PIPER PA-28 AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN THE PATTERN AT CONWAY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CXW) WITH A STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ONBOARD. WHILE DISCUSSING FUEL MANAGEMENT, THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE RIGHT TANK TO THE LEFT. SHORTLY AFTER THE SWITCH, THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN UNRESPONSIVE THROTTLE. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. UNABLE TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT DUE TO POSITION AND ALTITUDE, THE INSTRUCTOR LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ADJACENT PLOWED FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK THE RIGHT WING. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, UPRIGHT WITH A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. BOTH PEOPLE ONBOARD EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.
NTSB investigation
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