What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on March 31, 1996, Dr. Gonzalez and one passenger departed austin lakeway airport for Lufkin, Texas airport. Approximately 40 miles from Lufkin, he attempted to contact houston approach for VFR flight following. At that time, he noticed the radios were not working properly, and all electrical instruments were flickering. Upon his approach to runway 33 in Lufkin, he attempted to lower the landing gear with the normal procedure, however, had no indication if the landing gear was down. He then entered the traffic pattern and extended the landing gear with the emergency procedure. After several attempts to try to verify if the landing gear was down, he decided to land. The aircraft landed on the main landing gear but after the aircraft slowed, the propeller started hitting the ground. Both occupants exited the aircraft without injuries. The initial investigation revealed that the alternator belt had broken at some point.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 31, 1996, DR. GONZALEZ AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED AUSTIN LAKEWAY AIRPORT FOR LUFKIN, TEXAS AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM LUFKIN, HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT HOUSTON APPROACH FOR VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING. AT THAT TIME, HE NOTICED THE RADIOS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND ALL ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTS WERE FLICKERING. UPON HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33 IN LUFKIN, HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR WITH THE NORMAL PROCEDURE, HOWEVER, HAD NO INDICATION IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. HE THEN ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR WITH THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TRY TO VERIFY IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN, HE DECIDED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BUT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, THE PROPELLER STARTED HITTING THE GROUND. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES. THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR BELT HAD BROKEN AT SOME POINT.