What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Had an inflight electrical problem and was losing his transponder. He was directed to Cumberland airport by ATC. He was using a hand held GPS to find the airport. He put the gear down when in the pattern. He apparently did not check to see if the gear was fully down. He may not have checked the lights. The gear did not come completely down and lock due to loss of electrical power. During the roll out the gear folded back into the wells.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD AN INFLIGHT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WAS LOSING HIS TRANSPONDER. HE WAS DIRECTED TO CUMBERLAND AIRPORT BY ATC. HE WAS USING A HAND HELD GPS TO FIND THE AIRPORT. HE PUT THE GEAR DOWN WHEN IN THE PATTERN. HE APPARENTLY DID NOT CHECK TO SEE IF THE GEAR WAS FULLY DOWN. HE MAY NOT HAVE CHECKED THE LIGHTS. THE GEAR DID NOT COME COMPLETELY DOWN AND LOCK DUE TO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. DURING THE ROLL OUT THE GEAR FOLDED BACK INTO THE WELLS.
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