What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated he flew several standard pattern entries with normal landings at 3 different airports with no issues, upon returning to edf, before landing checklist and verbal cgumps were completed on extended base and final legs. Pilot stabilized approach and configured aircraft for full stop landing. Upon touchdown on centerline, there was a loud noise and the aircraft settled to the runway surface and skidded to a stop. Tower was notified about smoke in the cockpit, emergency vehicles responded. Systems all shut down, exiting the aircraft gear handle was confirmed in the down position.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED HE FLEW SEVERAL STANDARD PATTERN ENTRIES WITH NORMAL LANDINGS AT 3 DIFFERENT AIRPORTS WITH NO ISSUES, UPON RETURNING TO EDF, BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST AND VERBAL CGUMPS WERE COMPLETED ON EXTENDED BASE AND FINAL LEGS. PILOT STABILIZED APPROACH AND CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT FOR FULL STOP LANDING.UPON TOUCHDOWN ON CENTERLINE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. TOWER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, EMERGENCY VEHICLES RESPONDED. SYSTEMS ALL SHUT DOWN, EXITING THE AIRCRAFT GEAR HANDLE WAS CONFIRMED IN THE DOWN POSITION.