What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated he had a partial loss of engine power, panel failure (loss all electrical power). He stated it was night and very dark inside the cockpit. Plane was losing altitude with low airspeed according to his ipad fore-flight synthetic.
He stated he tried to get the wheels down by cranking it but was not able to verify it. He stated he saw the trees and that he was getting low according to the PAPI lights, (showing all red), he had a green light from Athens tower and elected to land gear up.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED HE HAD A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, PANEL FAILURE (LOSS ALL ELECTRICAL POWER). HE STATED IT WAS NIGHT AND VERY DARK INSIDE THE COCKPIT. PLANE WAS LOSING ALTITUDE WITH LOW AIRSPEED ACCORDING TO HIS IPAD FORE-FLIGHT SYNTHETIC.
HE STATED HE TRIED TO GET THE WHEELS DOWN BY CRANKING IT BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO VERIFY IT. HE STATED HE SAW THE TREES AND THAT HE WAS GETTING LOW ACCORDING TO THE PAPI LIGHTS, (SHOWING ALL RED), HE HAD A GREEN LIGHT FROM ATHENS TOWER AND ELECTED TO LAND GEAR UP.
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