What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: after losing electric power due to a faulty 5 amp field circuit breaker for the alternator, aircraft N8966P attempted to extend the landing gear for landing at avl. The landing gear would not extend fully because of the electric power failure. An attempt to lower the landing gear manually was fruitless. The telescopic tube lever assembly would not extend properly. Aircraft landed with landing gear extended, but not locked. Aircraft suffered sheet metal damage to belly and propeller blade damage, but no structure damage.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AFTER LOSING ELECTRIC POWER DUE TO A FAULTY 5 AMP FIELD CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE ALTERNATOR, AIRCRAFT N8966P ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING AT AVL. THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER FAILURE. AN ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY WAS FRUITLESS. THE TELESCOPIC TUBE LEVER ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT EXTEND PROPERLY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, BUT NOT LOCKED. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO BELLY AND PROPELLER BLADE DAMAGE, BUT NO STRUCTURE DAMAGE.
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