What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The 14 CFR 91 instrument flight originated from dfw in VMC conditions bound for aus. As the flight approached Waco, TX the pilot noticed the alternator had failed. The pilot notified act TRACON of the failure and requested landing at act. The pilot shut down all non-essential electrical systems and selected landing ?gear-down?. The act tower issued a landing clearance but it was not acknowledged. A landing ?light gun? Was used. The aircraft touched down and the landing gear collapsed, shearing the nose gear off. The aircraft slid on the runway for 150 feet and veered off the left edge of the runway into the grass by 20 feet. The underside of the fuselage and right horizontal stabilizer were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
THE 14 CFR 91 INSTRUMENT FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DFW IN VMC CONDITIONS BOUND FOR AUS. AS THE FLIGHT APPROACHED WACO, TX THE PILOT NOTICED THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ACT TRACON OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED LANDING AT ACT. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN ALL NON-ESSENTIAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND SELECTED LANDING ?GEAR-DOWN?. THE ACT TOWER ISSUED A LANDING CLEARANCE BUT IT WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED. A LANDING ?LIGHT GUN? WAS USED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, SHEARING THE NOSE GEAR OFF. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE RUNWAY FOR 150 FEET AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS BY 20 FEET. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED.
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