What happened
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A Piper PA-32RT-300 departed kdnn at approximently 1030 on 12 June, 2026. The aircraft, which was operated by a single pilot with no passengers on board, began having electrical issues approximently 8NM from GA04. The pilot initially noticed the electrical issues when unable to transmit through the VHF radio. Pilot briefly troubleshot a possible bad audio jack and connected pilot's headset into an alternate audio jack to no avail. Pilot placed gear handle in the down position and saw the gear unsafe light illuminated. Subsquently, all electrical indications and electrical/avionics equipment were lost. Pilot did a check on the circuit breaker panel for any open c/bs. Pilot noticed an increase in drag, likely indicating either some or all of the Landing gear had extended. Pilot then depressed the emergency Landing gear extension to ensure the Landing gear was fully down. Pilot was the only aircraft in the pattern, but utilizing a hand held back up VHF radio made a call requesting assistance to anyone available in the area. Pilot made a go around and made contact with another aircraft heading into GA04. The pilots in the second aircraft landed and stopped midfield. After a low approach was conducted by the PA-32RT-300, a visual inspection determined that all 3 Landing gear on the PA-32RT-300 was down. The PA-32RT-300 pilot conducted a normal flaps 3 Landing, boost pump, gear handle confirmed down, mixture and prop full forward. Final was flown at 90KIAS and touchdown at 80KIAS. Pilot applied full aft stick pressure to keep nose off since not sure the gear was locked. At approximately 60KIAS when the nose gear made contact, the nose began to settle. Pilot maintained centerline management and began shutting down the engine. Nose Landing gear collasped causing a prop strike and slid to rest approximently 60-70 feet from initial impact. Pilot made an orderly egress after securing the aircraft and was met by the pilots from the second aircraft who observed the incident. Aircraft has not undergone an inspection to determine cause of nose collapse or electrical system failure. PIC stated inspection being coordinated by insurance company and will provide details afterwords.
As the FAA filed it
A PIPER PA-32RT-300 DEPARTED KDNN AT APPROXIMENTLY 1030 ON 12 JUNE, 2026. THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS OPERATED BY A SINGLE PILOT WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES APPROXIMENTLY 8NM FROM GA04. THE PILOT INITIALLY NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHEN UNABLE TO TRANSMIT THROUGH THE VHF RADIO. PILOT BRIEFLY TROUBLESHOT A POSSIBLE BAD AUDIO JACK AND CONNECTED PILOT'S HEADSET INTO AN ALTERNATE AUDIO JACK TO NO AVAIL. PILOT PLACED GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND SAW THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SUBSQUENTLY, ALL ELECTRICAL INDICATIONS AND ELECTRICAL/AVIONICS EQUIPMENT WERE LOST. PILOT DID A CHECK ON THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL FOR ANY OPEN C/BS. PILOT NOTICED AN INCREASE IN DRAG, LIKELY INDICATING EITHER SOME OR ALL OF THE LANDING GEAR HAD EXTENDED. PILOT THEN DEPRESSED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION TO ENSURE THE LANDING GEAR WAS FULLY DOWN. PILOT WAS THE ONLY AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN, BUT UTILIZING A HAND HELD BACK UP VHF RADIO MADE A CALL REQUESTING ASSISTANCE TO ANYONE AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. PILOT MADE A GO AROUND AND MADE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HEADING INTO GA04. THE PILOTS IN THE SECOND AIRCRAFT LANDED AND STOPPED MIDFIELD. AFTER A LOW APPROACH WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PA-32RT-300, A VISUAL INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT ALL 3 LANDING GEAR ON THE PA-32RT-300 WAS DOWN. THE PA-32RT-300 PILOT CONDUCTED A NORMAL FLAPS 3 LANDING, BOOST PUMP, GEAR HANDLE CONFIRMED DOWN, MIXTURE AND PROP FULL FORWARD. FINAL WAS FLOWN AT 90KIAS AND TOUCHDOWN AT 80KIAS. PILOT APPLIED FULL AFT STICK PRESSURE TO KEEP NOSE OFF SINCE NOT SURE THE GEAR WAS LOCKED. AT APPROXIMATELY 60KIAS WHEN THE NOSE GEAR MADE CONTACT, THE NOSE BEGAN TO SETTLE. PILOT MAINTAINED CENTERLINE MANAGEMENT AND BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLASPED CAUSING A PROP STRIKE AND SLID TO REST APPROXIMENTLY 60-70 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT. PILOT MADE AN ORDERLY EGRESS AFTER SECURING THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS MET BY THE PILOTS FROM THE SECOND AIRCRAFT WHO OBSERVED THE INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT HAS NOT UNDERGONE AN INSPECTION TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF NOSE COLLAPSE OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. PIC STATED INSPECTION BEING COORDINATED BY INSURANCE COMPANY AND WILL PROVIDE DETAILS AFTERWORDS.
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