What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed grandby co (gnb) on descent autopilot would not follow a controlled descent. He flew the aircraft manually to a descent into fort collins area south of town. Electric altimeter was stuck 13,500 the copilots instruments were ok. During the descent the #1 comm, carmin GPS 430 became intermittent, and the #2 comm was inop. He didn't have a reliable fuel gauge because of the electrical problems even though he showed 25 volts on the battery. Pilot had trouble contacting Jeffco tower, he expected to have lights from the tower but did not, he made a missed approach with someone on the runway and pulled his gear up, but on the second attempt failed to extend his landing gear, or attempt to manually extend the gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED GRANDBY CO (GNB) ON DESCENT AUTOPILOT WOULD NOT FOLLOW A CONTROLLED DESCENT. HE FLEW THE AIRCRAFT MANUALLY TO A DESCENT INTO FORT COLLINS AREA SOUTH OF TOWN. ELECTRIC ALTIMETER WAS STUCK 13,500 THE COPILOTS INSTRUMENTS WERE OK. DURING THE DESCENT THE #1 COMM, CARMIN GPS 430 BECAME INTERMITTENT, AND THE #2 COMM WAS INOP. HE DIDN'T HAVE A RELIABLE FUEL GAUGE BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGH HE SHOWED 25 VOLTS ON THE BATTERY. PILOT HAD TROUBLE CONTACTING JEFFCO TOWER, HE EXPECTED TO HAVE LIGHTS FROM THE TOWER BUT DID NOT, HE MADE A MISSED APPROACH WITH SOMEONE ON THE RUNWAY AND PULLED HIS GEAR UP, BUT ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT FAILED TO EXTEND HIS LANDING GEAR, OR ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR.
NTSB investigation
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