PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 11; Flight Crew Total 1388; Flight Crew Type 815
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft
In approach phase of flight to ZZZ; experienced total electrical system failure. Entered pattern without confirmation that gear was down and locked due to loss of indicator lights. Executed emergency deployment of gear. Bounced the nose several times to try to lock nose gear. Executed visual final approach and touched down on main gear on runway center-line. During rollout; nose wheel collapsed resulting in a propeller strike. Maintained aircraft on the runway until stopped then shut down all systems and exited the aircraft. Post-landing examination revealed that aircraft experienced no reportable damage.
PA-32 pilot reported experiencing electrical failure in flight and nose wheel collapse on landing after emergency deployment of the landing gear.