What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Instructor and student, were returning to Harvey fieldfrom a training flight. Student was attempting to perform an approach and landing at Harvey Field with a simulated engine failure, when instructor pulled the throttle back to idle on the right engine to simulate a failure of that engine. Student went through the appropriate and correct procedure to secure the engine and told instructor to feather the right engine. Insturctor then moved the throttle up on the right engine from idle to 8-9 inches of manifold pressure to simulate a feathered propeller condition. On final approach, airspeed was dropping below 85 KTS at which time student increased power on the left (good) engine. With about five feet or a little less above the runway, student decided that the approach was not stable and was not comfortable with it, so student performed a go-around only applying full power on the left engine. When the airplane diverted from normal flight, instructor grabbed for the throttles and props. The airplane responded to the asymmetric power application of the go-around maneuver too quickly for instructor to make any methodical correction. The aicraft then did a hard turn to the right, came down in the grass to the right side of the runway, then made a straight line slide into a t-hangar.
As the FAA filed it
INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT, WERE RETURNING TO HARVEY FIELDFROM A TRAINING FLIGHT. STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM AN APPROACH AND LANDING AT HARVEY FIELD WITH A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, WHEN INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE TO SIMULATE A FAILURE OF THAT ENGINE. STUDENT WENT THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE AND CORRECT PROCEDURE TO SECURE THE ENGINE AND TOLD INSTRUCTOR TO FEATHER THE RIGHT ENGINE. INSTURCTOR THEN MOVED THE THROTTLE UP ON THE RIGHT ENGINE FROM IDLE TO 8-9 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE TO SIMULATE A FEATHERED PROPELLER CONDITION. ON FINAL APPROACH, AIRSPEED WAS DROPPING BELOW 85 KTS AT WHICH TIME STUDENT INCREASED POWER ON THE LEFT (GOOD) ENGINE. WITH ABOUT FIVE FEET OR A LITTLE LESS ABOVE THE RUNWAY, STUDENT DECIDED THAT THE APPROACH WAS NOT STABLE AND WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IT, SO STUDENT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND ONLY APPLYING FULL POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. WHEN THE AIRPLANE DIVERTED FROM NORMAL FLIGHT, INSTRUCTOR GRABBED FOR THE THROTTLES AND PROPS. THE AIRPLANE RESPONDED TO THE ASYMMETRIC POWER APPLICATION OF THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER TOO QUICKLY FOR INSTRUCTOR TO MAKE ANY METHODICAL CORRECTION. THE AICRAFT THEN DID A HARD TURN TO THE RIGHT, CAME DOWN IN THE GRASS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THEN MADE A STRAIGHT LINE SLIDE INTO A T-HANGAR.
NTSB investigation
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