# Incident 19971216039049I: Beech P35, Marksville, LA, December 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1997, 23:04 local time
- Place: Marksville, LA
- Airport: Marksville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0947° N, 92.0691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARKSVILLE MUNI (MKV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0947&lon=-92.0691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8585M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8585M-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech P35 (registry code 1151530, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 40 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971216039049I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FRONT COCKPIT DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED, AND OPENED DURING CLIMB: THE GEAR HAD ALREADY BEEN RETRACTED. PILOT RETURNED TO MARKSVILLE AIRPORT. THE PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST, AND LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. INSPECTION OF THE DOOR LATCH SHOWED NO DEFECTS. THERE WAS NO PRIOR MAINTENANCE ON THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N8585M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130702012599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130702012599A), Jul 2, 2013: Beech P35 (N8585M), Bridgeport, TX, Substantial damage. On July 2, 2013 at 0900 CDT, a Beechcraft bonanza, P-35, N8585M, was on a training flight with a certified flight instructor (CFI), the flight consisted of…
- [Incident 19991011036529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991011036529I), Oct 11, 1999: Beech P35 (N8585M), Mt Vernon, IL, Minor damage. (-23) On 10-11-1999, while on a personal flight from louisville, KY, bowman field to longmont co, the appropriately rated pilot in command and sole occupant…

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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