C152 ON TRAINING FLT AND SIMULATING ENG FAILURE DSNDED TOO LOW FOR LOCATION AND A COMPLAINT WAS REGISTERED. FAA WAS FOLLOWING UP INCIDENT.

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ON DATE INDICATED; DURING A PART 141 SCHOOL STAGE CHK; I WAS PIC WHEN STUDENT APPLICANT PERFORMED A SIMULATED EMER APCH AND LNDG PROC AT MY DIRECTION. PVT PLT POINTS AREA X TASKS A; B. ON FIRST ATTEMPT; STUDENT RECOVERED ABOVE 500 FT AGL (550 FT MSL) BUT FAILED TO PROPERLY EXECUTE ALL PROCS. APPLICANT VERBALIZED 'MASTER OFF AND DO PWR- OFF LNDG CHKLIST' BEFORE ESTABLISHING LNDG CONFIGN OR ATTEMPTING RADIO COM OR SQUAWKING 7700. (WITHOUT PWR -- THIS CANNOT BE DONE.) SELECTED FIELD LOOKED GOOD; CLR OF OBSTACLES AND NO PERSONS OR STRUCTURES WITHIN 500 FT (BUT I AM NOT POSITIVE). ON CLBOUT; STUDENT VERBALIZED CORRECT PROC AND I DIRECTED A SECOND ATTEMPT FROM AN ALT OF 1700 FT MSL. STUDENT CHOSE SAME FIELD AND ACCOMPLISHED ALL PROCS EXCEPT 'LNDG WITHOUT PWR' CHKLIST BEFORE 550 FT MSL. I DIRECTED STUDENT TO PROCEED BELOW 500 FT AGL IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE TIME AVAILABLE TO DO 'LAND WITHOUT PWR ITEMS.' I DIRECTED AND SUPERVISED RECOVERY AT ABOUT 300 FT MSL (250 FT AGL) AND DO NOT BELIEVE ACFT WENT BELOW 200 FT AGL AT ANY TIME. AGAIN; I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY; OR RECALL ANY; PERSONS; VEHICLES OR STRUCTURES WITHIN 500 FT AT ANY TIME. I ALSO DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ANIMALS IN OR NEAR OUR PATH. AT COMPANY MEETING XA30 APR/XA/98; A POSSIBLE FAR VIOLATION NEAR THIS LOCATION WAS DISCUSSED. I AM CONCERNED IT MAY HAVE BEEN MY ACFT. I DID NOT KNOWINGLY EXCEED FARS WHEN ATTEMPTING (SUPERVISING) THIS STAGE CHK FLT. MY GOAL WAS TO BE SURE THAT APPLICANT COULD AND WOULD SAFELY CONDUCT EMER PROCS AS A PVT PLT. IF I NEVER DSND (OR ALLOW DSCNT) BELOW 500 FT AGL ON ANY FUTURE FLT WHEN SIMULATING THIS SIT; NO VIOLATION OR UNSAFE SIT CAN OCCUR.