What happened
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A CFI was instructing a commercial rated pilot on a multi-engine aircraft. On this day, the training consisted of various landings at kspz. While performing an engine out landing on runway 24, the CFI reduced the power to idle in the left engine on the downwind to simulate a single engine failure. The student lowered the landing gear, but the aircraft was unable maintain altitude due to high density altitude that afternoon. The CFI instructed the student to retract the landing gear to reduce drag and help maintain altitude. They continued on with the landing procedure, but the landing gear handle was never put to the down position, which resulted in a gear up landing.
This report will be amended as more information becomes available.
As the FAA filed it
A CFI WAS INSTRUCTING A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT ON A MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT. ON THIS DAY, THE TRAINING CONSISTED OF VARIOUS LANDINGS AT KSPZ. WHILE PERFORMING AN ENGINE OUT LANDING ON RUNWAY 24, THE CFI REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE IN THE LEFT ENGINE ON THE DOWNWIND TO SIMULATE A SINGLE ENGINE FAILURE. THE STUDENT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE THAT AFTERNOON. THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR TO REDUCE DRAG AND HELP MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THEY CONTINUED ON WITH THE LANDING PROCEDURE, BUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS NEVER PUT TO THE DOWN POSITION, WHICH RESULTED IN A GEAR UP LANDING.
THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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