What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)PA-24 N7593P landed gear-up on runway 8 at Burbank airport at 1720 PDT. Pilot privacy data omitted ^ reported a partial electrical failure four miles southwest of airport. Pilot was in contact with Burbank tower at this time and continued in to land. While on a long modified base leg to runway 8, pilot stated that when he started to lower the landine gear he experienced complete electrical failure. He shut off the system and then attempted to manually lower the landing gear, but could not remove the panel covering the gear emergency disconnect handle. After several attepts the pilot grew increasingly concerned abotu the possibility of electrical fire, and decided to perform a belly landing, which he then safely executed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PA-24 N7593P LANDED GEAR-UP ON RUNWAY 8 AT BURBANK AIRPORT AT 1720 PDT. PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ REPORTED A PARTIAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE FOUR MILES SOUTHWEST OF AIRPORT. PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH BURBANK TOWER AT THIS TIME AND CONTINUED IN TO LAND. WHILE ON A LONG MODIFIED BASE LEG TO RUNWAY 8, PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED TO LOWER THE LANDINE GEAR HE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HE SHUT OFF THE SYSTEM AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, BUT COULD NOT REMOVE THE PANEL COVERING THE GEAR EMERGENCY DISCONNECT HANDLE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEPTS THE PILOT GREW INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOTU THE POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL FIRE, AND DECIDED TO PERFORM A BELLY LANDING, WHICH HE THEN SAFELY EXECUTED.
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