What happened
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(-23) privacy data omitted was on approach to landing at Columbia, SC, cae, in N8209C, a Piper pa 32R-300 airplane, when he noticed the instrument lights flickering and going dim. Cae approach advised privacy data omitted that they were not receiving xponder and alt. Reporting information. privacy data omitted Also noticed 0 volts and notified approach of electrical failure. privacy data omitted Stated that he could still hear approach and the instrument lights were dim one radio was receiving. He followed approach heading instructions and follow a MD-80 aircraft on base to final. While turning base to final. While turning base to final, N8209C lost all electrical power. privacy data omitted Attempted to lower the landing gear. While on final, the gear motor was still making noise as if attempting to lower the gear, so he attempted to manually extend the gear using the hydraulic release. The gear continued to make noise as the aircraft settled and came to rest on the belly of the aircraft and slide down the runway 29. The aircraft came to rest on the runway just past taxiway yankee. Of the one onboard (pilot) there were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT COLUMBIA, SC, CAE, IN N8209C, A PIPER PA 32R-300 AIRPLANE, WHEN HE NOTICED THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FLICKERING AND GOING DIM. CAE APPROACH ADVISED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT THEY WERE NOT RECEIVING XPONDER AND ALT. REPORTING INFORMATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO NOTICED 0 VOLTS AND NOTIFIED APPROACH OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE COULD STILL HEAR APPROACH AND THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE DIM ONE RADIO WAS RECEIVING. HE FOLLOWED APPROACH HEADING INSTRUCTIONS AND FOLLOW A MD-80 AIRCRAFT ON BASE TO FINAL. WHILE TURNING BASE TO FINAL. WHILE TURNING BASE TO FINAL, N8209C LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. WHILE ON FINAL, THE GEAR MOTOR WAS STILL MAKING NOISE AS IF ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE GEAR, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR USING THE HYDRAULIC RELEASE. THE GEAR CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISE AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND CAME TO REST ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SLIDE DOWN THE RUNWAY 29. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY JUST PAST TAXIWAY YANKEE. OF THE ONE ONBOARD (PILOT) THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
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