What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft incurred an alternator failure after take off from the latrobe/arnold palmer regional airport (lbe) on a VFR flight to the Allegheny County Airport (agc). Unable to confirm a complete extension of the landing gear as indicated by the gear red warning light, the pilot overflew the control tower in an attempt to confirm full extension of the landing gear. Tower personnel stated that the gear appeared only partially extended, so the pilot elected to land on the grass strip paralleling runway 28 and taxiway a. the lower rear fuselage suffered substantial damage upon landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE AFTER TAKE OFF FROM THE LATROBE/ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT (LBE) ON A VFR FLIGHT TO THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT (AGC). UNABLE TO CONFIRM A COMPLETE EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR AS INDICATED BY THE GEAR RED WARNING LIGHT, THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE CONTROL TOWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONFIRM FULL EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR. TOWER PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED, SO THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE GRASS STRIP PARALLELING RUNWAY 28 AND TAXIWAY A. THE LOWER REAR FUSELAGE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON LANDING.
NTSB investigation
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