What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After takeoff from Palm Springs airport, at approximately 1900 PST, the aircraft experienced intermittent loss of electrical power. Upon return to the airport the pilot was able to make an uneventful emergency landing. Investigation of the problem, by a mechanic, revealed that the connector for the ground wire from the battery had minor corrosion and was not adequately tightened. The combination of the corrosion and the connector not being completely secured caused the intermittent loss of electrical power. The problem was eliminated when the connector was removed, cleaned and reinstalled.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PALM SPRINGS AIRPORT, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 PST, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. UPON RETURN TO THE AIRPORT THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING. INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM, BY A MECHANIC, REVEALED THAT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE GROUND WIRE FROM THE BATTERY HAD MINOR CORROSION AND WAS NOT ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED. THE COMBINATION OF THE CORROSION AND THE CONNECTOR NOT BEING COMPLETELY SECURED CAUSED THE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PROBLEM WAS ELIMINATED WHEN THE CONNECTOR WAS REMOVED, CLEANED AND REINSTALLED.
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