What happened
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(-23) On a training flight, while on an ATC vector for a practice ILS approach, the instructor reduced power to simulate single engine operation. With the landing gear up, the warning horn activated and continued to beep. Since it was still too early in the approach to lower the landing gear, the instructor elected to disable the horn by pulling the circuit breaker. Disabling the circuit breaker also disables the green panel gear lights and the hydraulic pump. When on final approach and intercepting the glideslope, the pilot selected the landing gear to the down position. The pilot did not see that the lights were not illuminated nor did he notice that there was no change in the noise around the aircraft. The aircraft continued the approach and landed with the gear still retracted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, WHILE ON AN ATC VECTOR FOR A PRACTICE ILS APPROACH, THE INSTRUCTOR REDUCED POWER TO SIMULATE SINGLE ENGINE OPERATION. WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP, THE WARNING HORN ACTIVATED AND CONTINUED TO BEEP. SINCE IT WAS STILL TOO EARLY IN THE APPROACH TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO DISABLE THE HORN BY PULLING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. DISABLING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER ALSO DISABLES THE GREEN PANEL GEAR LIGHTS AND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP. WHEN ON FINAL APPROACH AND INTERCEPTING THE GLIDESLOPE, THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT DID NOT SEE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED NOR DID HE NOTICE THAT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE NOISE AROUND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR STILL RETRACTED.
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