What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on March 17, 1994, the aircraft departed gai enroute to mrh. A high charge rate was noted on the amp meter but dismissed as normal due to a weak battery during start. Approximately 20 minutes into the flight, the ampmeter went to 0 charge rate, and the aircraft diverted from its intended destination. Communication was lost, and a total electrical failure resulted. The pilot attempted to extend the landing gear, using the emergency extension. However, the aircraft landed with the gear up. During the on-scene investigation, it was determined that the alternator belt idler pulley failed in the bearing area, with subsequent belt loss. The landing gear was cycled by the normal and emergency systems without malfunction. The auto extension system also showed no malfunctions with sufficient reductions of airspeed. privacy data omitted Incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 17, 1994, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GAI ENROUTE TO MRH. A HIGH CHARGE RATE WAS NOTED ON THE AMP METER BUT DISMISSED AS NORMAL DUE TO A WEAK BATTERY DURING START. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AMPMETER WENT TO 0 CHARGE RATE, AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED FROM ITS INTENDED DESTINATION. COMMUNICATION WAS LOST, AND A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE RESULTED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. DURING THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR BELT IDLER PULLEY FAILED IN THE BEARING AREA, WITH SUBSEQUENT BELT LOSS. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED BY THE NORMAL AND EMERGENCY SYSTEMS WITHOUT MALFUNCTION. THE AUTO EXTENSION SYSTEM ALSO SHOWED NO MALFUNCTIONS WITH SUFFICIENT REDUCTIONS OF AIRSPEED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.
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