What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During cruise flight on December 27, 2010, the aircraft lost electrical power. An emergency was declared due to inability to verify that landing gear was down-and-locked following emergency procedures used to extend them. Communication was made with ATC by way of a handheld VHF radio. An uneventful landing was performed with emergency equipment on-scene. Follow-on investigation yielded that the field wire terminal which fed the alternator from the voltage regulator had broken at the voltage regulator termination point. The alternator had been installed in March of 2002 (>11 years prior) and the 12 inch feeder wire may have broken due to many years of engine induced vibration. Without this field input, the alternator failed to charge the battery and eventually all electrical systems failed.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ON DECEMBER 27, 2010, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO INABILITY TO VERIFY THAT LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN-AND-LOCKED FOLLOWING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES USED TO EXTEND THEM. COMMUNICATION WAS MADE WITH ATC BY WAY OF A HANDHELD VHF RADIO. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ON-SCENE. FOLLOW-ON INVESTIGATION YIELDED THAT THE FIELD WIRE TERMINAL WHICH FED THE ALTERNATOR FROM THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR HAD BROKEN AT THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR TERMINATION POINT. THE ALTERNATOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN MARCH OF 2002 (>11 YEARS PRIOR) AND THE 12 INCH FEEDER WIRE MAY HAVE BROKEN DUE TO MANY YEARS OF ENGINE INDUCED VIBRATION. WITHOUT THIS FIELD INPUT, THE ALTERNATOR FAILED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY AND EVENTUALLY ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED.