What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on October 21, 1993 at 1558 local time, aircraft N8127L, a Cessna 210L owned by flying country club of coal valley, IL operated by mike neels a private pilot certificate number 480703642 departed Moline Quad city airport runway 27 north bound. Nine miles north of the airport the pilot reported to the Moline tower that he smelled smoke and was returning to the airport. The aircraft landed with the gear up. The aircraft sustained damage to the belly and propeller. An investigation determined the starter had remained engaged which caused the alternator to go off line and drained the charge from the aircraft battery preventing the landing gear from operating. A malfunction and defect report was forwarded. This investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 21, 1993 AT 1558 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N8127L, A CESSNA 210L OWNED BY FLYING COUNTRY CLUB OF COAL VALLEY, IL OPERATED BY MIKE NEELS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 480703642 DEPARTED MOLINE QUAD CITY AIRPORT RUNWAY 27 NORTH BOUND. NINE MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE MOLINE TOWER THAT HE SMELLED SMOKE AND WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND PROPELLER. AN INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE STARTER HAD REMAINED ENGAGED WHICH CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR TO GO OFF LINE AND DRAINED THE CHARGE FROM THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY PREVENTING THE LANDING GEAR FROM OPERATING. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WAS FORWARDED. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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