PA-28R Cherokee Arrow All Series
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown
Human Factors; Aircraft
I was instructing my student; we were practicing landing the traffic pattern. In the runup it told my student to not forget to change the fuel tanks every 30 minutes. We have done 4th takeoff we were departing doing a normal climbout; the flaps were up and the gears were up and the engine started to sputter. The altitude was approximately 500 feet. I took the controls of the plane; and the number one priority was to fly the plane and look for a place to land as the engine quit and because of the low altitude I had to land at the marsh. I made sure after we landed that my student was ok and we made sure the fuel was off and all electrical was off and we waited on the wing for help to come.
Me and my instructor we were doing traffic pattern/touch and go. During one of the take-offs. At 500 ft; the engine failed. As soon as the engine failed; we had to turn back to attempted to land. Right after; I passed the controls to my instructor and he tried to fly the plane as much as he could. Next thing I can remember is crashing. Everything happened very quick. Once we crashed; I was instructed to turn the fuel OFF and we got out of the plane and waited on the wings of the plane until the rescue came.
PA28 pilots reported that after takeoff the engine shut down and they landed in a marsh.