What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 8/23/24 a Piper archer, conducting a training flight, experienced a fuel starvation event and landed short of runway 27R at kptk. The instructor and student failed to switch fuel tanks during the flight. During a trip in the pattern the tower had extended the aircrafts downwind and instructed them that ATC would call their base, while on extended downwind the student pilot added power, the engine didn't respond and then the engine quit. The instructor took controls, declared emergency and pointed the aircraft to the runway. The aircraft touched down on airport property, and came to rest in a field about 200' from the start of runway 27R. There was no damage to the aircraft or the airport during the event.
As the FAA filed it
ON 8/23/24 A PIPER ARCHER, CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A FUEL STARVATION EVENT AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 27R AT KPTK. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT FAILED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS DURING THE FLIGHT. DURING A TRIP IN THE PATTERN THE TOWER HAD EXTENDED THE AIRCRAFTS DOWNWIND AND INSTRUCTED THEM THAT ATC WOULD CALL THEIR BASE, WHILE ON EXTENDED DOWNWIND THE STUDENT PILOT ADDED POWER, THE ENGINE DIDN'T RESPOND AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND POINTED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON AIRPORT PROPERTY, AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD ABOUT 200' FROM THE START OF RUNWAY 27R. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR THE AIRPORT DURING THE EVENT.
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