What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot stated that he experienced an electrical failure and lost all electrical power including power to the landing gear system. Pilot returned to ixd, pumped the gear down manually using the emergency gear system, and made a low pass by the control tower-ct gave him the green light to land. Pilot landed on runway 35 and during the roll out the main gear folded resulting in minor damage to the left and right inboard main gear doors, the aft bottom of the tail cone and the bottom of the rudder. Aircraft is an amateur home built Lancair iv and is still flying of time in his assigned flight test area. ELT installed but was not activated battery due 12-96. Aircraft total time 16.9 hours. Mrd being submitted for electrical failure by owners mechanic, IA travis hayes, privacy data omitted incident no. CE95IGA0088. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER INCLUDING POWER TO THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. PILOT RETURNED TO IXD, PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN MANUALLY USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEM, AND MADE A LOW PASS BY THE CONTROL TOWER-CT GAVE HIM THE GREEN LIGHT TO LAND. PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AND DURING THE ROLL OUT THE MAIN GEAR FOLDED RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT INBOARD MAIN GEAR DOORS, THE AFT BOTTOM OF THE TAIL CONE AND THE BOTTOM OF THE RUDDER. AIRCRAFT IS AN AMATEUR HOME BUILT LANCAIR IV AND IS STILL FLYING OF TIME IN HIS ASSIGNED FLIGHT TEST AREA. ELT INSTALLED BUT WAS NOT ACTIVATED BATTERY DUE 12-96. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME 16.9 HOURS. MRD BEING SUBMITTED FOR ELECTRICAL FAILURE BY OWNERS MECHANIC, IA TRAVIS HAYES, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT NO. CE95IGA0088. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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