What happened
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On Tuesday 8/27/2019, privacy data omitted was flying his Piper PA-24, N8532P, from steinhatchee, FL to Tifton, GA. It was a sunny day with light winds. At approximately 1910 local time his aircraft started experiencing electrical problems followed shortly by complete electrical failure. His engine continued to make power due to the magnetos not needing electrical power to operate. Near Tifton privacy data omitted attempted to lower his landing gear and flaps. Because both normally operate on electricity they did not lower. privacy data omitted Referred to the emergency checklist and lowered the gear manually. privacy data omitted Was on the ground observing and confirmed the gear looked down and locked. On touch down the landing gear collapsed and the aircraft slid on it's belly 300 feet at 1940 local time. The aircraft sustained minor damage and no one was hurt. When the aircraft was lifted from the runway the gear fell down and locked. privacy data omitted Confirmed that on the last annual inspection, a manual gear extension was performed and the landing gear operated with no defects noted.
As the FAA filed it
ON TUESDAY 8/27/2019, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING HIS PIPER PA-24, N8532P, FROM STEINHATCHEE, FL TO TIFTON, GA. IT WAS A SUNNY DAY WITH LIGHT WINDS. AT APPROXIMATELY 1910 LOCAL TIME HIS AIRCRAFT STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HIS ENGINE CONTINUED TO MAKE POWER DUE TO THE MAGNETOS NOT NEEDING ELECTRICAL POWER TO OPERATE. NEAR TIFTON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR AND FLAPS. BECAUSE BOTH NORMALLY OPERATE ON ELECTRICITY THEY DID NOT LOWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REFERRED TO THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND LOWERED THE GEAR MANUALLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON THE GROUND OBSERVING AND CONFIRMED THE GEAR LOOKED DOWN AND LOCKED. ON TOUCH DOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON IT'S BELLY 300 FEET AT 1940 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO ONE WAS HURT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED FROM THE RUNWAY THE GEAR FELL DOWN AND LOCKED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONFIRMED THAT ON THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION, A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED AND THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
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