What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot experienced electrical failure. He put gear handle down for landing, but failed to realize gear was electrically activated. He did not check gear down. He made an approach gear up and made a go around at last moment. The aircraft had gotten low enough that the propellers had struck the runway. He got the gear down during the traffic pattern after the go around and landed without further incident. A re-examination of his commercial pilot privileges was successfully completed on 8/15/97. privacy data omitted This incident investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HE PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN FOR LANDING, BUT FAILED TO REALIZE GEAR WAS ELECTRICALLY ACTIVATED. HE DID NOT CHECK GEAR DOWN. HE MADE AN APPROACH GEAR UP AND MADE A GO AROUND AT LAST MOMENT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD GOTTEN LOW ENOUGH THAT THE PROPELLERS HAD STRUCK THE RUNWAY. HE GOT THE GEAR DOWN DURING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AFTER THE GO AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A RE-EXAMINATION OF HIS COMMERCIAL PILOT PRIVILEGES WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ON 8/15/97. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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