What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was manuevering to land at Nashville when the autopilot disconnected, shortly followed by a complete loss of electrical power. The pilot attempted to extend the landing gear manually but could not get a safe gear indication because of loss of electrical power to the gear warning lights. Upon landing, the gear was not fully extended and collapsed under the a/c. there was minor damage to the a/c underside. Inspection of the a/c indicated a fully discharged battery and damage to the landing gear crank mechanism. The cause of the electrical power loss could not be determined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS MANUEVERING TO LAND AT NASHVILLE WHEN THE AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED, SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR MANUALLY BUT COULD NOT GET A SAFE GEAR INDICATION BECAUSE OF LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE GEAR WARNING LIGHTS. UPON LANDING, THE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED AND COLLAPSED UNDER THE A/C. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE A/C UNDERSIDE. INSPECTION OF THE A/C INDICATED A FULLY DISCHARGED BATTERY AND DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR CRANK MECHANISM. THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
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