What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on February 4, 1996, at approximately 1255 MST, a BE-35TC, N345MD, landed on runway 17 at Albuquerque (abq) double eagle ii airport. Upon touch down, the right main gear collapsed followed by the nose gear and then the left main gear. The pilot stated he began to lose electrical power approximately 100 miles from abq on a flight from steamboat springs, CO. The electrical load was reduced enroute. However, there was insufficient power to extend the landing gear for landing and the gear light did not illuminate. The pilot employed the emergency gear crank obtaining firm resistance after only three turns. He conducted two fly-bys which were observed by pilots on the ground who reported the gear appeared down. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot nor his wife were injured.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 4, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1255 MST, A BE-35TC, N345MD, LANDED ON RUNWAY 17 AT ALBUQUERQUE (ABQ) DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT. UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR AND THEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT STATED HE BEGAN TO LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES FROM ABQ ON A FLIGHT FROM STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO. THE ELECTRICAL LOAD WAS REDUCED ENROUTE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT POWER TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING AND THE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT EMPLOYED THE EMERGENCY GEAR CRANK OBTAINING FIRM RESISTANCE AFTER ONLY THREE TURNS. HE CONDUCTED TWO FLY-BYS WHICH WERE OBSERVED BY PILOTS ON THE GROUND WHO REPORTED THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT NOR HIS WIFE WERE INJURED.
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