What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: at 1110 CST, a part 91 pilot departed miller, south dakota, enroute to rapid city, south dakota. The pilot lost electrical power enroute. He could not contact the tower in rapid city because of this and elected to go to Wall, south dakota. He made 3 attempts to land at Wall, on the 3rd attempt he felt the trail skid strike the runway and aborted the landing. He then dropped the landing gear and made an uneventful flight and landing at rapid city. The pilot was unaware of the fact that the outer 2 inches of the prop had struck the runway at Wall, south dakota. Alternator belt was thrown from pully, aircraft lost all electrical power, pilot attempted to land with gear up. M or d report will be submitted. privacy data omitted The pilot stated that his bfr was not current.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AT 1110 CST, A PART 91 PILOT DEPARTED MILLER, SOUTH DAKOTA, ENROUTE TO RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE PILOT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER ENROUTE. HE COULD NOT CONTACT THE TOWER IN RAPID CITY BECAUSE OF THIS AND ELECTED TO GO TO WALL, SOUTH DAKOTA. HE MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO LAND AT WALL, ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT HE FELT THE TRAIL SKID STRIKE THE RUNWAY AND ABORTED THE LANDING. HE THEN DROPPED THE LANDING GEAR AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT AND LANDING AT RAPID CITY. THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE OF THE FACT THAT THE OUTER 2 INCHES OF THE PROP HAD STRUCK THE RUNWAY AT WALL, SOUTH DAKOTA. ALTERNATOR BELT WAS THROWN FROM PULLY, AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH GEAR UP. M OR D REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS BFR WAS NOT CURRENT.
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