What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 6, 2021 at approximately 0750 eastern standard time (EST), a Beech BE58 aircraft, N587CK, sustained minor damage after touching down without the landing gear being fully deployed at Shelbyville municipal airport (kgez), Shelbyville, Indiana. The pilot was uninjured. The aircraft was registered to privacy data omitted and operated under title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 135. An instrument flight rule (IFR) plan was filed for this flight. Indianapolis weather at 0654 EST was wind at four knots with visiblity of eight statute miles with shallow fog and scatterd clouds. The flight departed from spirit of st. louis airport (ksus), st. louis, Missouri with the final destination being rickenbacker international airport (klck), columbus, Ohio.
The pilot stated shortly after reaching final altitude and cruise airspeed, the left alternator warning light would occasionally illuminate but the left ammeter continued reading normal. The pilot observed the right alternator appeared to be operating and ammeter reading normal. With approximately 45 minutes left to destination, the pilot stated the autopilot became inoperative and the horizontal situation indicator (HSI) appeared to have lost power. The global positioning system (GPS), instrument lighting and transponder unit display started to flicker on and off and it was clear to the pilot there was loss of electrical power. The pilot stated the left and right ammeters continued to show normal load but the left alternator light continued flickering.
The pilot called indianapolis air traffic control (ATC) to inform them the aircraft was experiencing electrical failure. The communication to ATC subsequently began cutting in and out. The pilot squawked 7600 in advance of Shelbyville munipal airport. The pilot lowered the landing gear electrically and could hear and feel the gear extending but did not receive any lights verifying the gear was down and locked. The pilot tested the gear lights but there was no illumination. To ensure the gear completed the down cycle, the pilot proceeded to extend the gear manually until the handle would no longer move. The pilot continued to state upon approaching runway 19, the flaps would not extend. The aircraft landed and came to a halt with collapsed gear. The pilot was not able to tell if the landing gear or propellers touched the runway initially.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 6, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 0750 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A BEECH BE58 AIRCRAFT, N587CK, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER TOUCHING DOWN WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR BEING FULLY DEPLOYED AT SHELBYVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGEZ), SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 135. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULE (IFR) PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS FLIGHT. INDIANAPOLIS WEATHER AT 0654 EST WAS WIND AT FOUR KNOTS WITH VISIBLITY OF EIGHT STATUTE MILES WITH SHALLOW FOG AND SCATTERD CLOUDS. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (KSUS), ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI WITH THE FINAL DESTINATION BEING RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLCK), COLUMBUS, OHIO.
THE PILOT STATED SHORTLY AFTER REACHING FINAL ALTITUDE AND CRUISE AIRSPEED, THE LEFT ALTERNATOR WARNING LIGHT WOULD OCCASIONALLY ILLUMINATE BUT THE LEFT AMMETER CONTINUED READING NORMAL. THE PILOT OBSERVED THE RIGHT ALTERNATOR APPEARED TO BE OPERATING AND AMMETER READING NORMAL. WITH APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES LEFT TO DESTINATION, THE PILOT STATED THE AUTOPILOT BECAME INOPERATIVE AND THE HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR (HSI) APPEARED TO HAVE LOST POWER. THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS), INSTRUMENT LIGHTING AND TRANSPONDER UNIT DISPLAY STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF AND IT WAS CLEAR TO THE PILOT THERE WAS LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT STATED THE LEFT AND RIGHT AMMETERS CONTINUED TO SHOW NORMAL LOAD BUT THE LEFT ALTERNATOR LIGHT CONTINUED FLICKERING.
THE PILOT CALLED INDIANAPOLIS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) TO INFORM THEM THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE COMMUNICATION TO ATC SUBSEQUENTLY BEGAN CUTTING IN AND OUT. THE PILOT SQUAWKED 7600 IN ADVANCE OF SHELBYVILLE MUNIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRICALLY AND COULD HEAR AND FEEL THE GEAR EXTENDING BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY LIGHTS VERIFYING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT TESTED THE GEAR LIGHTS BUT THERE WAS NO ILLUMINATION. TO ENSURE THE GEAR COMPLETED THE DOWN CYCLE, THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO EXTEND THE GEAR MANUALLY UNTIL THE HANDLE WOULD NO LONGER MOVE. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO STATE UPON APPROACHING RUNWAY 19, THE FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND CAME TO A HALT WITH COLLAPSED GEAR. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO TELL IF THE LANDING GEAR OR PROPELLERS TOUCHED THE RUNWAY INITIALLY.