What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft flew from traverse city to flint, Michigan. Pilot reported his battery was dying. Did not have his three green landing gear lights. He flew pass the tower to confirm his gear was down and landed at flint Michigan. The next day he had a mechanic look at the electrical issues. Mechanic stated that his alternator was bad. Pilot contacted the owner of the aircraft and decided to fly the aircraft from flint Michigan to Akron Canton, Ohio. When landed at cak, the gear collaspe and aircraft came to a stop on the runway.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT FLEW FROM TRAVERSE CITY TO FLINT, MICHIGAN. PILOT REPORTED HIS BATTERY WAS DYING. DID NOT HAVE HIS THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS. HE FLEW PASS THE TOWER TO CONFIRM HIS GEAR WAS DOWN AND LANDED AT FLINT MICHIGAN. THE NEXT DAY HE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. MECHANIC STATED THAT HIS ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. PILOT CONTACTED THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT FROM FLINT MICHIGAN TO AKRON CANTON, OHIO. WHEN LANDED AT CAK, THE GEAR COLLASPE AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.
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