What happened
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Pilot started with dead battery, aircraft was jump start, all preflight checked done, ATC was contacted for IFR clearance, a normal take off took place. After takeoff, before reaching the coast, pilot noticed voltage was dropping, and pilot assumed that the alternator stop working. Pilot got involved in troubleshooting electrical system and decided to contact ATC, informed them of alternator failure, cancelled IFR and returned to Oceanside, with some electrical issues. The pilot was distracted and landed the aircraft gear up, the prop continued turning, the aircraft had prop strike damaged. The undercarriage was damaged due to the sliding down the runway. Engine was turned off and pilot exited aircraft, no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STARTED WITH DEAD BATTERY, AIRCRAFT WAS JUMP START, ALL PREFLIGHT CHECKED DONE, ATC WAS CONTACTED FOR IFR CLEARANCE, A NORMAL TAKE OFF TOOK PLACE. AFTER TAKEOFF, BEFORE REACHING THE COAST, PILOT NOTICED VOLTAGE WAS DROPPING, AND PILOT ASSUMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR STOP WORKING. PILOT GOT INVOLVED IN TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND DECIDED TO CONTACT ATC, INFORMED THEM OF ALTERNATOR FAILURE, CANCELLED IFR AND RETURNED TO OCEANSIDE, WITH SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP, THE PROP CONTINUED TURNING, THE AIRCRAFT HAD PROP STRIKE DAMAGED. THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE SLIDING DOWN THE RUNWAY. ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES.
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