What happened
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^Mr. Pacella,^ a commercial student, observed that the landing gear circuit breaker was popped on the downwind leg for runway 20 at lewis university airport, Romeoville, Illinois (klot). He assumed his instructor pulled it for training purposes and performed the manual gear extension procedures without communicating the information to his instructor. The instructor heard the gear fall into place and verified they had three green lights and no gear warning horn audible. They continued for landing without incident.
After landing on runway 20 at klot N53580 cleared the hold short line and came to a complete stop on taxiway kilo. On kilo the pilots attempted to trouble shoot the landing gear problem. The instructor recycled the manual gear extension handle and the landing gear pump circuit breaker. The main gear lights extinguished and the landing gear warning horn was audible. The instructor then returned the manual gear extension lever to the activated position, the aircraft moved slowly forward and upon movement the aircraft's left main gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
^MR. PACELLA,^ A COMMERCIAL STUDENT, OBSERVED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 20 AT LEWIS UNIVERSITY AIRPORT, ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS (KLOT). HE ASSUMED HIS INSTRUCTOR PULLED IT FOR TRAINING PURPOSES AND PERFORMED THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WITHOUT COMMUNICATING THE INFORMATION TO HIS INSTRUCTOR. THE INSTRUCTOR HEARD THE GEAR FALL INTO PLACE AND VERIFIED THEY HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND NO GEAR WARNING HORN AUDIBLE. THEY CONTINUED FOR LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT.
AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AT KLOT N53580 CLEARED THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON TAXIWAY KILO. ON KILO THE PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. THE INSTRUCTOR RECYCLED THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE AND THE LANDING GEAR PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE MAIN GEAR LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WAS AUDIBLE. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN RETURNED THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION LEVER TO THE ACTIVATED POSITION, THE AIRCRAFT MOVED SLOWLY FORWARD AND UPON MOVEMENT THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.
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