What happened
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(-23)privacy data omitted was en route between the California airports of orange co. and oakland in a iar sa brasov aircraft, N20875. In the vicinity of lake castaic privacy data omitted ^ experienced a radio communications failure followed by a complete aircraft eletrical failure. He continued the flight staying southwest of the bakersfield area to avoid clouds and remain VFR. He decided to land at the Taft-Kern co airport and began circling that location. Unable to free the manual gear extension handle he flew slightly north of the airport, got the gear cranked down and returned to the Taft airport for landing. He contacted emergency equipment assistance with his hand held cell phone. Although the gear indicated in the down position, the nose gear collapsed on landing and the aircraft slid some 493 feet down the runway to a stop. privacy data omitted ^ Was not injured. The aircraft propeller was bent and the nose cowling was scraped. There was no structural damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS EN ROUTE BETWEEN THE CALIFORNIA AIRPORTS OF ORANGE CO. AND OAKLAND IN A IAR SA BRASOV AIRCRAFT, N20875. IN THE VICINITY OF LAKE CASTAIC ^PRIVACY ^ EXPERIENCED A RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE AIRCRAFT ELETRICAL FAILURE. HE CONTINUED THE FLIGHT STAYING SOUTHWEST OF THE BAKERSFIELD AREA TO AVOID CLOUDS AND REMAIN VFR. HE DECIDED TO LAND AT THE TAFT-KERN CO AIRPORT AND BEGAN CIRCLING THAT LOCATION. UNABLE TO FREE THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE HE FLEW SLIGHTLY NORTH OF THE AIRPORT, GOT THE GEAR CRANKED DOWN AND RETURNED TO THE TAFT AIRPORT FOR LANDING. HE CONTACTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE WITH HIS HAND HELD CELL PHONE. ALTHOUGH THE GEAR INDICATED IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID SOME 493 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY TO A STOP. ^PRIVACY ^ WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER WAS BENT AND THE NOSE COWLING WAS SCRAPED. THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.