What happened
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Crew experienced failure of the emergency bus 2, on climb out. Declared an emergency and returned to airfield. Crew performed EAP-30, "emergency bus off light" procedure from qrh which they interpreted as "land as soon as practical." Upon final, crew experienced abnormal gear indication. Only system "b" available and indicated gear unsafe condition "red". Crew requested 2 passes for tower to evaluate gear condition. Tower could not confirm and stated they think gear appears down. Upon touchdown gear was not down and aircraft propeller blades and aircraft undercarriage impacted the runway and began a skid to a stop in the grass on the east side of the runway. Crew shutdown aircraft and egressed with no injuries. Crew did not perform manual gear deployment.
As the FAA filed it
CREW EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY BUS 2, ON CLIMB OUT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO AIRFIELD. CREW PERFORMED EAP-30, "EMERGENCY BUS OFF LIGHT" PROCEDURE FROM QRH WHICH THEY INTERPRETED AS "LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL." UPON FINAL, CREW EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL GEAR INDICATION. ONLY SYSTEM "B" AVAILABLE AND INDICATED GEAR UNSAFE CONDITION "RED". CREW REQUESTED 2 PASSES FOR TOWER TO EVALUATE GEAR CONDITION. TOWER COULD NOT CONFIRM AND STATED THEY THINK GEAR APPEARS DOWN. UPON TOUCHDOWN GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT PROPELLER BLADES AND AIRCRAFT UNDERCARRIAGE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND BEGAN A SKID TO A STOP IN THE GRASS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. CREW SHUTDOWN AIRCRAFT AND EGRESSED WITH NO INJURIES. CREW DID NOT PERFORM MANUAL GEAR DEPLOYMENT.
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