What happened
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Narrative: the flight was conducted under a part 141 curriculum for a commercial rating. It was the pilot's first solo flight in this aircraft. The aircraft departed mlb for a practice area south of the airport. The pilot attempted to contact the flight school and report entering the practice area; which is a standard operating procedure of the flight school. The pilot first noted that the radio was inoperative, and subsequently discovered that the aircraft had lost all electrical power. The pilot returned to mlb and entered the pattern for rwy 22. The landing gear lever was placed in the down position, but no indication was available due to the loss of electrical power. A go around was executed upon not receiving a light from the mlb tower. A second attempt was initiated and terminated in a gear up landing. The pilot stated that the circumstances surrounding the loss of electrical power, distracted him from realizing the need for utilizing the emergency gear extension procedure. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER A PART 141 CURRICULUM FOR A COMMERCIAL RATING. IT WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN THIS AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MLB FOR A PRACTICE AREA SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE FLIGHT SCHOOL AND REPORT ENTERING THE PRACTICE AREA; WHICH IS A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL. THE PILOT FIRST NOTED THAT THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT RETURNED TO MLB AND ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RWY 22. THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION, BUT NO INDICATION WAS AVAILABLE DUE TO THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. A GO AROUND WAS EXECUTED UPON NOT RECEIVING A LIGHT FROM THE MLB TOWER. A SECOND ATTEMPT WAS INITIATED AND TERMINATED IN A GEAR UP LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, DISTRACTED HIM FROM REALIZING THE NEED FOR UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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