What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 19, 2026 at apoxamatley 14:50 EDT a Cessna R182 s/n privacy data omitted privacy data omitted registered to john t green departed runway 2. During climb Mr. Green stated he lost electrical power which resulted in loss of all avionics. Mr green stated he made the decision to turn back to the airport imediately and perform his landing. Mr green stated that on climb he had selected the gear handle to the up position prior to losing electrical power. When mr green turned back to the airport he stated he selected the gear handle to the down position, mr green stated he did not use the manual hand pump to ensure that all gear were down and locked. Due to not having electrical power Mr. Green had no landing gear indidcation in the cockpit. Mr. Green landed center of runway 2 at which time the nose gear colapsed. The aircraft slid to a stop mainly on the propeller resulting in minimal damage to the aircraft fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 19, 2026 AT APOXAMATLEY 14:50 EDT A CESSNA R182 S/N ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGISTERED TO JOHN T GREEN DEPARTED RUNWAY 2. DURING CLIMB MR. GREEN STATED HE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ALL AVIONICS. MR GREEN STATED HE MADE THE DECISION TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT IMEDIATELY AND PERFORM HIS LANDING. MR GREEN STATED THAT ON CLIMB HE HAD SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION PRIOR TO LOSING ELECTRICAL POWER. WHEN MR GREEN TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT HE STATED HE SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION, MR GREEN STATED HE DID NOT USE THE MANUAL HAND PUMP TO ENSURE THAT ALL GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. DUE TO NOT HAVING ELECTRICAL POWER MR. GREEN HAD NO LANDING GEAR INDIDCATION IN THE COCKPIT. MR. GREEN LANDED CENTER OF RUNWAY 2 AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR COLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP MAINLY ON THE PROPELLER RESULTING IN MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE.