What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 29, 2017 the pilot stated that he was on a solo cross country flight from kmtn (martin state) to kmrb (martinsburg). While enroute he experienced an electrical failure of the GPS and communications systems. At this time the pilot decided to make a precautionary landing. Clearview Airpark (2W2) was in sight and was chosen as the alternative airport. During final approach the pilot lowered the landing gear handle but was unable to verify that the landing gear was down. The pilot's glidepath was not sufficient to reach the end of the displaced threshold or end of the runway. The aircraft (N690RU) struck the ground approximately 60 feet from the end of the paved runway 32 at 2W2. The aircraft then slid to a stop approximately 2 feet from the runway. The initial impact was about 325 feet from the end of the displaced threshold. Upon arrival the iic determined there to be substantial damage to the fuselage, wings and horizontal stabilizer. The electrical system was turned on by the iic, but failed within ten seconds.
Weather: METAR kdmw 291425Z auto 23006KT 10SM clr 12/00 A3017 rmk AO2
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 29, 2017 THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KMTN (MARTIN STATE) TO KMRB (MARTINSBURG). WHILE ENROUTE HE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE GPS AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. CLEARVIEW AIRPARK (2W2) WAS IN SIGHT AND WAS CHOSEN AS THE ALTERNATIVE AIRPORT. DURING FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. THE PILOT'S GLIDEPATH WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO REACH THE END OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD OR END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT (N690RU) STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET FROM THE END OF THE PAVED RUNWAY 32 AT 2W2. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE INITIAL IMPACT WAS ABOUT 325 FEET FROM THE END OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. UPON ARRIVAL THE IIC DETERMINED THERE TO BE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, WINGS AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS TURNED ON BY THE IIC, BUT FAILED WITHIN TEN SECONDS.
WEATHER: METAR KDMW 291425Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 12/00 A3017 RMK AO2
NTSB investigation
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