What happened
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On March 19, 2013 at approximately 10:05 CDT, minneapolis center reported losing radio and transponder contact with N408DM. The aircraft, a Piper PA-32R-301, was operating under 14 CFR 91 enroute from watertown, Wisconsin to York, Nebraska. Minneapolis center declared an emergency and notified the airport manager at the York municipal airport. At approximately 10:48 CDT, the aircraft landed on runway 17 at the York municipal airport. Upon touchdown, the nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest just before the intersection of runways 17 and 23. The pilot of the aircraft called omaha TRACON and stated that the electrical system had failed and that he had performed an emergency landing gear extension.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 19, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:05 CDT, MINNEAPOLIS CENTER REPORTED LOSING RADIO AND TRANSPONDER CONTACT WITH N408DM. THE AIRCRAFT, A PIPER PA-32R-301, WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 91 ENROUTE FROM WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN TO YORK, NEBRASKA. MINNEAPOLIS CENTER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND NOTIFIED THE AIRPORT MANAGER AT THE YORK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:48 CDT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE YORK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST BEFORE THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 17 AND 23. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT CALLED OMAHA TRACON AND STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND THAT HE HAD PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION.
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