What happened
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(-23) N21435 experienced an in-flight electrical failure while on a VFR flight, under an IFR flight plan, from omaha, Nebraska to dalhart, Texas. The pilot reported that he was using a hand-held tranceiver as a back up and that he was able to monitor ATC communications but was unable to respond. When in the vicinity of the Garden City regional airport (gck), the pilot established communications with the gck contract control tower. The pilot informed gck cct that the aircraft had experienced an electrical failure, and that he had performed an emergency gear extension but was unable to verify that the gear was down and locked into place. Gck cct visually verified that all landing gear were visible but was unable to verify if gear was locked into place. The pilot was cleared for landing and emergency vehicles were activated. Upon landing, the nose gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N21435 EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE ON A VFR FLIGHT, UNDER AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, FROM OMAHA, NEBRASKA TO DALHART, TEXAS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS USING A HAND-HELD TRANCEIVER AS A BACK UP AND THAT HE WAS ABLE TO MONITOR ATC COMMUNICATIONS BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESPOND. WHEN IN THE VICINITY OF THE GARDEN CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (GCK), THE PILOT ESTABLISHED COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE GCK CONTRACT CONTROL TOWER. THE PILOT INFORMED GCK CCT THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, AND THAT HE HAD PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION BUT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED INTO PLACE. GCK CCT VISUALLY VERIFIED THAT ALL LANDING GEAR WERE VISIBLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY IF GEAR WAS LOCKED INTO PLACE. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE ACTIVATED. UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
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