What happened
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While over pahokee, FL, pilot lost electrical power. Altitude and heading were not reported. Pilot used portable aircraft radio connected to external comm antennae for emergency communications with ATC and navigated to home airport via panel mounted GPS equipped with battery back up. Manual emergency gear crank was utilized to lower gear, as gear is normally actuated with electrical power. Pilot performed flyover to get radio reports from ATC as to gear configuration, and when he received an observation that the landing gear appeared to be full down executed approach to bct runway 05. Pilot was low on approach angle and added power, touching down on runway surface prior to threshold markings. Gear collapsed, prop struck runway surface and aircraft came to abrupt stop. On site investigation revealed alternator v-belt missing, accounting for the loss of electrical power. 337 on file with okc indicated installation of STC SA334SW, interav alternator on July 19, 2005. Pilot is in possession of spare v-belt from which part number was acquired as belt on board aircraft was lost through bottom of cowling in flight.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE OVER PAHOKEE, FL, PILOT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. ALTITUDE AND HEADING WERE NOT REPORTED. PILOT USED PORTABLE AIRCRAFT RADIO CONNECTED TO EXTERNAL COMM ANTENNAE FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS WITH ATC AND NAVIGATED TO HOME AIRPORT VIA PANEL MOUNTED GPS EQUIPPED WITH BATTERY BACK UP. MANUAL EMERGENCY GEAR CRANK WAS UTILIZED TO LOWER GEAR, AS GEAR IS NORMALLY ACTUATED WITH ELECTRICAL POWER. PILOT PERFORMED FLYOVER TO GET RADIO REPORTS FROM ATC AS TO GEAR CONFIGURATION, AND WHEN HE RECEIVED AN OBSERVATION THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE FULL DOWN EXECUTED APPROACH TO BCT RUNWAY 05. PILOT WAS LOW ON APPROACH ANGLE AND ADDED POWER, TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY SURFACE PRIOR TO THRESHOLD MARKINGS. GEAR COLLAPSED, PROP STRUCK RUNWAY SURFACE AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO ABRUPT STOP. ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED ALTERNATOR V-BELT MISSING, ACCOUNTING FOR THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. 337 ON FILE WITH OKC INDICATED INSTALLATION OF STC SA334SW, INTERAV ALTERNATOR ON JULY 19, 2005. PILOT IS IN POSSESSION OF SPARE V-BELT FROM WHICH PART NUMBER WAS ACQUIRED AS BELT ON BOARD AIRCRAFT WAS LOST THROUGH BOTTOM OF COWLING IN FLIGHT.
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