What happened
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Pilot was practicing touch and go's at sus. During the second landing approach the pilot selected gear down. The landing gear circuit breaker tripped when the gear was not fully down and locked. The pilot did not realize the circuit breaker had tripped. The pilot stated he only verified the gear was down by looking at the mechanical gear position indication window located on the floor between pilot seats. The pilot did not confirm the gear down and locked annunciator. Upon touchdown the landing gear collapsed causing damage to prop, aircraft belly, nose gear doors and footstep. Aircraft came to rest on the runway.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S AT SUS. DURING THE SECOND LANDING APPROACH THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED WHEN THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT DID NOT REALIZE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED. THE PILOT STATED HE ONLY VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS DOWN BY LOOKING AT THE MECHANICAL GEAR POSITION INDICATION WINDOW LOCATED ON THE FLOOR BETWEEN PILOT SEATS. THE PILOT DID NOT CONFIRM THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED ANNUNCIATOR. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROP, AIRCRAFT BELLY, NOSE GEAR DOORS AND FOOTSTEP. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY.
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