What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 12, 2011, aircraft N761TY departed from brandywine headed to manassas. The pilot was privacy data omitted. While enroute, the pilot experienced a loss of electrical power, and loss of radio communication. Using a handheld radio, he was able to contact ATC and was advised to land at the closest airport, which was Carroll County Regional (dmw), Westminster, Maryland. Local traffic was notified of the emergency. On approaching dmw, the pilot lowered the gear, and could hear the gear doors opening, but there were no gear indication lights due to the loss of electrical power. He aborted his landing when he realized that the gear was not down, but the aircraft low enough that the propellor and gear doors struck the runway. He then pumped the gear down and landed without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 12, 2011, AIRCRAFT N761TY DEPARTED FROM BRANDYWINE HEADED TO MANASSAS. THE PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WHILE ENROUTE, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, AND LOSS OF RADIO COMMUNICATION. USING A HANDHELD RADIO, HE WAS ABLE TO CONTACT ATC AND WAS ADVISED TO LAND AT THE CLOSEST AIRPORT, WHICH WAS CARROLL COUNTY REGIONAL (DMW), WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND. LOCAL TRAFFIC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE EMERGENCY. ON APPROACHING DMW, THE PILOT LOWERED THE GEAR, AND COULD HEAR THE GEAR DOORS OPENING, BUT THERE WERE NO GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS DUE TO THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. HE ABORTED HIS LANDING WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN, BUT THE AIRCRAFT LOW ENOUGH THAT THE PROPELLOR AND GEAR DOORS STRUCK THE RUNWAY. HE THEN PUMPED THE GEAR DOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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