What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot and mechanic departed runway 27 at ues on a maintenance check flight. After landing gear retraction during the initial climb an aircraft electrical system abnormal occurred. The pilot lowered the landing gear and elected to make an immediate return to runway 36 at ues. Runway 36 was a shorter but more wind-favored runway. The pilot undershot the runway on landing touching down prior to the landing surface and bouncing onto the runway. The nose gear collapsed at the end of the landing roll-out on runway 36. Low speed. Low angle. No injuries. Minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AND MECHANIC DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AT UES ON A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AN AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ABNORMAL OCCURRED. THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND ELECTED TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO RUNWAY 36 AT UES. RUNWAY 36 WAS A SHORTER BUT MORE WIND-FAVORED RUNWAY. THE PILOT UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY ON LANDING TOUCHING DOWN PRIOR TO THE LANDING SURFACE AND BOUNCING ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AT THE END OF THE LANDING ROLL-OUT ON RUNWAY 36. LOW SPEED. LOW ANGLE. NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE.
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