What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The prop strike on N33JR occurred at approximately 1430L on 21 January 2016 at runway 4 at krwi. One of our instructors with a student had just done the vor/dme 22 approach, with a planned circle-to-land maneuver. Weather was skc, winds 040/05.
At approximately 800?MSL and 1.5 miles from the field, the circling maneuver was started with an left downwind entry for runway 4. The instructor simulated an engine failure on the left engine by retarding the throttle. The student pushed up the power levers, prop controls and mixture controls, and then raised the gear and flaps. The student accomplished the simulated feathering of the left engine and the instructor set simulated feather on the left engine. Abeam the numbers for runway 4, the student set 10 flaps and selected the gear down. Halfway through the base turn, he selected 25 flaps. All looked normal.
During the roundout to the flare, the student retarded both throttles and began to flare the airplane. As the airplane settled, the instructor and student heard a scraping sound. The student immediately pulled back on the controls, added power, and commenced a go-around. On climb-out, the instructor and student observed that the landing gear pump circuit breaker had popped, and there were no green ?gear down? Indications and no red ?gear unsafe? Indication.
Landing was uneventful. Observable damage is to the four prop tips, minor scratch on the step.
The pilot flying stated that he never heard the landing gear warning horn which should have been sounding when the simulated engine failure was initiated due to the fact that the throttle was retarded. It was later learned that there was a short involving the horn itself. Note: the landing gear warning system is on a separate circuit breaker from the landing gear motor.
As the FAA filed it
THE PROP STRIKE ON N33JR OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 1430L ON 21 JANUARY 2016 AT RUNWAY 4 AT KRWI. ONE OF OUR INSTRUCTORS WITH A STUDENT HAD JUST DONE THE VOR/DME 22 APPROACH, WITH A PLANNED CIRCLE-TO-LAND MANEUVER. WEATHER WAS SKC, WINDS 040/05.
AT APPROXIMATELY 800?MSL AND 1.5 MILES FROM THE FIELD, THE CIRCLING MANEUVER WAS STARTED WITH AN LEFT DOWNWIND ENTRY FOR RUNWAY 4. THE INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE BY RETARDING THE THROTTLE. THE STUDENT PUSHED UP THE POWER LEVERS, PROP CONTROLS AND MIXTURE CONTROLS, AND THEN RAISED THE GEAR AND FLAPS. THE STUDENT ACCOMPLISHED THE SIMULATED FEATHERING OF THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE INSTRUCTOR SET SIMULATED FEATHER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. ABEAM THE NUMBERS FOR RUNWAY 4, THE STUDENT SET 10 FLAPS AND SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN. HALFWAY THROUGH THE BASE TURN, HE SELECTED 25 FLAPS. ALL LOOKED NORMAL.
DURING THE ROUNDOUT TO THE FLARE, THE STUDENT RETARDED BOTH THROTTLES AND BEGAN TO FLARE THE AIRPLANE. AS THE AIRPLANE SETTLED, THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND. THE STUDENT IMMEDIATELY PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROLS, ADDED POWER, AND COMMENCED A GO-AROUND. ON CLIMB-OUT, THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT OBSERVED THAT THE LANDING GEAR PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED, AND THERE WERE NO GREEN ?GEAR DOWN? INDICATIONS AND NO RED ?GEAR UNSAFE? INDICATION.
LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. OBSERVABLE DAMAGE IS TO THE FOUR PROP TIPS, MINOR SCRATCH ON THE STEP.
THE PILOT FLYING STATED THAT HE NEVER HEARD THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOUNDING WHEN THE SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE WAS INITIATED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. IT WAS LATER LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT INVOLVING THE HORN ITSELF. NOTE: THE LANDING GEAR WARNING SYSTEM IS ON A SEPARATE CIRCUIT BREAKER FROM THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR.