Piper PA28 pilot reported an engine failure caused by mismanagement of the fuel tank sector valve.

Attributes
ACN	1526211
Time
Date	201802
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Tower
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Selector
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6 Flight Crew Total 1400 Flight Crew Type 1200
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

During pattern work; switched tank to fullest and selector valve wasn't seated into the indent. Upon turn to downwind; engine quit. Because of low altitude; I elected [advised ATC] to clear traffic and get aircraft safely back to runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Piper PA28 pilot reported an engine failure caused by mismanagement of the fuel tank sector valve.

Narrative: During pattern work; switched tank to fullest and selector valve wasn't seated into the indent. Upon turn to downwind; engine quit. Because of low altitude; I elected [advised ATC] to clear traffic and get aircraft safely back to runway.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.