What happened
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While conducting a flight review, the instructor simulated a partial power plant failure. The pilot, and owner of the PA-24 executed an emergency landing with the gear retracted to extend the glide range of the aircrafts flight path. On final approach, at 150 to 200 feet above the ground, the instructor commented that the loss of power demonstration was satisfactory but if the gear was down the glide rate would be greatly reduced. When the pilot put the gear down, the glide path was reduced and the instructor's instructions were to add power. When the pilot added full throttle, the power did not increase, but remained the same. The aircraft landed short of the runway and collided with a snow fence. The weather was VFR, the winds were light, the temperature was 52, and the dew point was 34 degrees fahrenheit.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE CONDUCTING A FLIGHT REVIEW, THE INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED A PARTIAL POWER PLANT FAILURE. THE PILOT, AND OWNER OF THE PA-24 EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED TO EXTEND THE GLIDE RANGE OF THE AIRCRAFTS FLIGHT PATH. ON FINAL APPROACH, AT 150 TO 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE INSTRUCTOR COMMENTED THAT THE LOSS OF POWER DEMONSTRATION WAS SATISFACTORY BUT IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN THE GLIDE RATE WOULD BE GREATLY REDUCED. WHEN THE PILOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN, THE GLIDE PATH WAS REDUCED AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO ADD POWER. WHEN THE PILOT ADDED FULL THROTTLE, THE POWER DID NOT INCREASE, BUT REMAINED THE SAME. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW FENCE.THE WEATHER WAS VFR, THE WINDS WERE LIGHT, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 52, AND THE DEW POINT WAS 34 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
NTSB investigation
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