PA28 pilots reported that after takeoff the engine shut down and they landed in a marsh.

Attributes
ACN	1475777
Time
Date	201708
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28R Cherokee Arrow All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb Takeoff
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft

Narrative:

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.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 pilots reported that after takeoff the engine shut down and they landed in a marsh.

Narrative: 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.

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