What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident occurred during an instructional flight while practicing landing. At the final approach fix, the flight instructor simulated an engine failure. The gear warning horn did sound when the left throttle was pulled back to idle to simulate and engine out condition. The student was flying under the hood and continued to "fly the needles" during the approach after the instructor had called out "runway in sight". No call out for three green was made. After a normal landing flare, the aircraft smoothly touched down with the gear retracted. A post accident test on the landing gear showed that the landing gear operated normally.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHILE PRACTICING LANDING. AT THE FINAL APPROACH FIX, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE GEAR WARNING HORN DID SOUND WHEN THE LEFT THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK TO IDLE TO SIMULATE AND ENGINE OUT CONDITION. THE STUDENT WAS FLYING UNDER THE HOOD AND CONTINUED TO "FLY THE NEEDLES" DURING THE APPROACH AFTER THE INSTRUCTOR HAD CALLED OUT "RUNWAY IN SIGHT". NO CALL OUT FOR THREE GREEN WAS MADE. AFTER A NORMAL LANDING FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT SMOOTHLY TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. A POST ACCIDENT TEST ON THE LANDING GEAR SHOWED THAT THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.