# Incident 20210329003429I: Piper PA-32R-301, Churchville, MD, March 29, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2021, 14:45 local time
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5612° N, 76.2455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Churchville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5612&lon=-76.2455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4152R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4152R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 1,388 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210329003429I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT STATED THAT IN APPROACH PHASE OF FLIGHT TO 0W3 IN VMC THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE.  HE THEN ENTERED THE PATTERN AT 0W3 WITHOUT CONFIRMATION THAT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED DUE TO LOSS OF INDICATOR LIGHTS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION.  THE PILOT THEN EXECUTED EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT OF GEAR. THE PILOT BOUNCED THE NOSE SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO LOCK NOSE GEAR AS PER POH EMERGENCY PROCEDURE GUIDANCE.  EXECUTED VISUAL FINAL APPROACH AND TOUCHED DOWN ON MAIN GEAR ON RUNWAY 01 CENTER-LINE.  DURING ROLLOUT THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE.  THE PILOT MAINTAINED AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY UNTIL STOPPED THEN SHUT DOWN ALL SYSTEMS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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