# Incident 19990204021229I: Beech 58, Hamilton, AL, February 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1999, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hamilton, AL
- Airport: Marion County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1423° N, 87.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1423&lon=-87.9886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66432, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66432-2008-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990204021229I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 24, 1999 A MR. WAYNE MC PHAIL (CERT. 587406379) WAS PILOTING A BEECH BARON N66432 FROM JASPER, GA. TO GRENADA, MS. MR. MC PHAIL REPORTED TO MEMPHIS CENTER THAT HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ONE OF HIS ALTERNATORS.  AFTER BEING CLEARED DOWN FROM 10000' TO 4000' FEET MR. MCPHAIL STATED AT THAT POINT HE LOST ALL POWER, THAT "THE COCK-PIT WENT BLACK".  AT THAT POINT AFTER REACHING FOR HIS FLASHLIGHT HE SAW A ROTATING BEACON AHEAD OF HIM AND HEADED FOR IT.  UPON CRANKING THE GEAR AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF TIMES HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 AT HAMILTON, A1 (HAB) UPON LANDING THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

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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