What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The owner/pilot stated that on this flight from kind to klex, while climbing through 3500 feet to 5000 feet, the bus voltage annunciator illuminated, indicating loss of alternator power. Conditions were VFR. The pilot told ATC he intended to make a precautionary landing. He stated that ATC informed him he had just crossed over an airport. He replied that he saw it, knew it was Columbus (kbak), and would land there. ATC asked if he wanted to declare an emergency and he stated he did not. He made an uneventful landing at kbak. A local mechanic was called to check out the aircraft. The mechanic stated that the pilot said he cycled the alternator switch, and the system operated normally on the ground. The mechanic inspected the aircraft, but observed no reason for the failure. He suspected a faulty regulator. The aircraft was flown to its base at lexington, where the owner arranged for his mechanic to conduct an investigation of the system, and replace the regulator.
As the FAA filed it
THE OWNER/PILOT STATED THAT ON THIS FLIGHT FROM KIND TO KLEX, WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 3500 FEET TO 5000 FEET, THE BUS VOLTAGE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED, INDICATING LOSS OF ALTERNATOR POWER. CONDITIONS WERE VFR. THE PILOT TOLD ATC HE INTENDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. HE STATED THAT ATC INFORMED HIM HE HAD JUST CROSSED OVER AN AIRPORT. HE REPLIED THAT HE SAW IT, KNEW IT WAS COLUMBUS (KBAK), AND WOULD LAND THERE. ATC ASKED IF HE WANTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND HE STATED HE DID NOT. HE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT KBAK. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS CALLED TO CHECK OUT THE AIRCRAFT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PILOT SAID HE CYCLED THE ALTERNATOR SWITCH, AND THE SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY ON THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, BUT OBSERVED NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE. HE SUSPECTED A FAULTY REGULATOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO ITS BASE AT LEXINGTON, WHERE THE OWNER ARRANGED FOR HIS MECHANIC TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SYSTEM, AND REPLACE THE REGULATOR.
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