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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Nashua, NH · August 30, 2013

Date
August 30, 2013 · 10:23 local
Place
Nashua, NH
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N852ND
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,240 total263 in this make and model185 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After completing one normal approach and landing the CFI on the second closed right traffic pattern simulated a left engine failure by bringing the power back on the left engine back to ilde. CFI stated no gear unsafe warning horn was noted at that time. CFI stated throughout base and final, a discussion occurred regarding proper energy management and airspeed control in relation to the blue line.

In the flare, the tower called us to ?go around, your gear isn?t down?! CFI stated it was too late to react.

MEL candidate stated they were midfield on a right down wind when the CFI decided to simulate failing the left engine and we were foucused on securing it and maintaining control that we didn?t lower the lower the landing gear. End.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER COMPLETING ONE NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING THE CFI ON THE SECOND CLOSED RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN SIMULATED A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE BY BRINGING THE POWER BACK ON THE LEFT ENGINE BACK TO ILDE. CFI STATED NO GEAR UNSAFE WARNING HORN WAS NOTED AT THAT TIME. CFI STATED THROUGHOUT BASE AND FINAL, A DISCUSSION OCCURRED REGARDING PROPER ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND AIRSPEED CONTROL IN RELATION TO THE BLUE LINE.

IN THE FLARE, THE TOWER CALLED US TO ?GO AROUND, YOUR GEAR ISN?T DOWN?! CFI STATED IT WAS TOO LATE TO REACT.

MEL CANDIDATE STATED THEY WERE MIDFIELD ON A RIGHT DOWN WIND WHEN THE CFI DECIDED TO SIMULATE FAILING THE LEFT ENGINE AND WE WERE FOUCUSED ON SECURING IT AND MAINTAINING CONTROL THAT WE DIDN?T LOWER THE LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. END.

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