GA small aircraft making a simulated single engine approach landing landed gear up.

Attributes
ACN	169254
Time
Date	199101
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oxc
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 1025 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	169254
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Conducting mutli engine training for CFI-mei, we were doing a single engine approach. Retarded throttle to simulate engine out, resulting in constant gear warning horn due to its low manifold pressure. We were so accustomed to the noise that neither of us realized the gear was still up. We believe there should be a different sound in multi training aircraft when only 1 throttle is retarded. Why can't FAA mandate this?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA MAKING A SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE APCH LNDG LANDED GEAR UP.

Narrative: CONDUCTING MUTLI ENG TRNING FOR CFI-MEI, WE WERE DOING A SINGLE ENG APCH. RETARDED THROTTLE TO SIMULATE ENG OUT, RESULTING IN CONSTANT GEAR WARNING HORN DUE TO ITS LOW MANIFOLD PRESSURE. WE WERE SO ACCUSTOMED TO THE NOISE THAT NEITHER OF US REALIZED THE GEAR WAS STILL UP. WE BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A DIFFERENT SOUND IN MULTI TRNING ACFT WHEN ONLY 1 THROTTLE IS RETARDED. WHY CAN'T FAA MANDATE THIS?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.