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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Pasco, WA · January 23, 2020

Date: January 23, 2020 · 08:30 local
Place: Pasco, WA
Airport: Tri Cities
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9470N
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total

N9470NRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35187 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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Departed hri airport 07:52 with void time IFR clearance. Within :25 minutes pilot experienced total electrical failure , unable battery, unable generator after cycling master switch two times! Pilot proceeded to VMC conditions immediately.

Pilot contacted Tri Cities tower via cell phone for landing clearance. Pilot was unsure of landing gear position after emergency extension, so overflew runway and tower then stated gear appeared to be extended. Tower then declared emergency and cleared aircraft to land. Pilot shut down engine on short final. During landing the nose gear collapsed, causing damage to the prop,cowling, and landing gear leg when contacting the runway surface .

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED HRI AIRPORT 07:52 WITH VOID TIME IFR CLEARANCE. WITHIN :25 MINUTES PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE , UNABLE BATTERY, UNABLE GENERATOR AFTER CYCLING MASTER SWITCH TWO TIMES! PILOT PROCEEDED TO VMC CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PILOT CONTACTED TRI CITIES TOWER VIA CELL PHONE FOR LANDING CLEARANCE. PILOT WAS UNSURE OF LANDING GEAR POSITION AFTER EMERGENCY EXTENSION, SO OVERFLEW RUNWAY AND TOWER THEN STATED GEAR APPEARED TO BE EXTENDED. TOWER THEN DECLARED EMERGENCY AND CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO LAND. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE ON SHORT FINAL. DURING LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP,COWLING, AND LANDING GEAR LEG WHEN CONTACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE .