What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On sept. 3, 2006, a Beech model BE-55 aircraft departed lake havasue, AZ. While enroute to gillispie field (see) the pilot experienced total electrical failure. He attempted to lower the gear with the manual hand crank. All gear indicated down and locked. Upon landing the pilot realized that the nose gear had not extended. Minor damage sustained to nose gear doors and fuselage just forward of nose gear. Both props on both engines were bent. Annual inspection performed on 11/10/2005. The pilot was the only individual on board and was not injured. Investigation of this incident revealed that the front nose wheel extending arm broke as the aircraft landed. An m or d report has been submitted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPT. 3, 2006, A BEECH MODEL BE-55 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LAKE HAVASUE, AZ. WHILE ENROUTE TO GILLISPIE FIELD (SEE) THE PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR WITH THE MANUAL HAND CRANK. ALL GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON LANDING THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD NOT EXTENDED. MINOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO NOSE GEAR DOORS AND FUSELAGE JUST FORWARD OF NOSE GEAR. BOTH PROPS ON BOTH ENGINES WERE BENT. ANNUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED ON 11/10/2005. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE FRONT NOSE WHEEL EXTENDING ARM BROKE AS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. AN M OR D REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.