A PA24 PLT LANDS HIS ACFT GEAR UP AFTER HAVING FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR BY NORMAL OR EMER MEANS AT BUR; CA.

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ON A RETURN FLT FROM AVX; APCH HANDED ME OFF TO BUR TWR. I WAS GIVEN A CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 8. APPROX 30 SECONDS LATER; I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I FLEW UPWIND OVER THE RWY I WAS SUPPOSED TO LAND ON AND STARTED TO CIRCLE ABOVE THE FIELD TO ATTEMPT TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROB. AFTER TRYING TO RECTIFY THE PROB USING THE POH; I ELECTED TO PROCEED WITH THE EMER GEAR EXTENSION PROC OUTLINED IN THE POH. I FOLLOWED THE STEPS REQUIRED BY THE POH; BUT WAS UNABLE TO DISCONNECT THE ELECTRIC GEAR MOTOR (WHICH YOU MUST DO TO MECHANICALLY EXTEND THE GEAR). AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT THIS; I TRIED THE MASTER SWITCH ON AGAIN AT WHICH TIME I SEEMED TO HAVE THE RADIOS BACK; BUT WITHOUT XMISSION CAPABILITY. I COMMUNICATED WITH THE TWR VIA CLICKS ON THE MIKE BUTTON AND MADE THEM AWARE I WAS HAVING GEAR PROBS. SINCE I SEEMED TO HAVE ELECTRICAL AND WAS UNABLE TO DO A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION; I TRIED TO BRING THE GEAR DOWN THE CONVENTIONAL WAY. AS SOON AS I DID THIS; THE ELECTRICAL WENT OUT AGAIN. WITHOUT A POSITIVE WAY OF KNOWING IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED; AND RUNNING OUT OF ANY PROCEDURAL OR CHKLIST THINGS TO DO; I ELECTED TO LAND ON RWY 8 AND TAKE A CHANCE THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. UPON TOUCHDOWN (A VERY SMOOTH ONE; I MIGHT ADD) I HEARD THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE SCRAPING THE ASPHALT. AS SOON AS THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP I QUICKLY GOT MY 3 PAX OUT OF THE AIRPLANE FOLLOWED BY MYSELF. ALL 4 OF US WALKED AWAY WITH NO INJURIES AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THIS ACFT. I FEEL THAT WHAT SAVED 4 LIVES THAT DAY WAS THE ABILITY TO STAY CALM AND GO THROUGH THE PROCS OUTLINED IN THE CHKLIST WITHOUT PANICKING 3 OTHER PEOPLE ON BOARD. SOMETIMES THINGS JUST BREAK; AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO YOU CAN'T FIX IT. IT IS JUST A MACHINE! THIS IS WHAT I HAVE LEARNED: STAY CALM; USE THE CHKLIST; AND WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS; FLY THE AIRPLANE. I AM GLAD THAT MY FAMILY IS ALIVE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THIS.