What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft fuel selector was inadvertantly placed to the off position by the student pilot on approach to landing. Aircraft engine shut down. CFI took the controls and performed an emergencey landing to the grass adjacent to the active runway 35L.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT FUEL SELECTOR WAS INADVERTANTLY PLACED TO THE OFF POSITION BY THE STUDENT PILOT ON APPROACH TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCEY LANDING TO THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY 35L.
Other reports on N4497X · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Incident 20220626011439ILanding: Touchdown · College Station, TXOn 6/26/2022 at 1435 CDT, a Piper model PA-28-181, [privacy data omitted] was attempting to land on runway 17 at Easterwood Field Airport (kcll), when the aircraft experienced uncontrolled bouncing, leading to nose wheel damage from the strut and subsequently…Incident 20030115000899IGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Great Barringto, MA(-23) On January 15, 2003, at 13:30 hours, N4497X a Piper pa 28-181 hit a snow bank while on an aborted low approach to runway 29 at Great Barrington, MA. The flight instructor had briefed his student on making a low approach to runway 29. As the aircraft…Accident 19941220041939ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Great Barringto, MALanded long and fast. Ran off runway into trees.Incident 19830226012619IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Great Barringto, MAPilot allowed wind to drift aircraft off runway alignment on landing. Struck a fence 50 feet from runway.