# Incident 19991011036529I: Beech P35, Mt Vernon, IL, October 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1999, 16:35 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, IL
- Airport: Mt Vernon-Outland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3228° N, 88.8593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mount Vernon Outland Airport (MVN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3228&lon=-88.8593&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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 75 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991011036529I

## Narrative

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

(-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 EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO MT. VERNON, IL.  THE PIC SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN AND BELIEVE THE GEAR EXTENDED COMPLETELY.  THE PIC INDICATED THE VISUAL INDICATOR, INDICATED THE GEAR TO BE DOWN, BUT HAD NO GEAR LIGHTS.  HE DID NOT TRY THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY, GEAR DOORS, RETRACT SYSTEM, AND PROPELLER.  MAINTENANCE PERSONAL CONFIRMED THE GEAR HANDLE TO BE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND NOTED THE MASTER SWITCH WOULD TURN ON, AND WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SOUND OF THE TURN AND BANK INSTRUMENT OPERATING.  MAINTENANCE HAS ALSO CONFIRMED THROUGH A BENCH CHECK THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD FAILED AND BATTERY VOLTAGE WAS DOWN TO TEN VOLTS WITH NO LOAD APPLIED.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## 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 19971216039049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971216039049I), Dec 16, 1997: Beech P35 (N8585M), Marksville, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: front cockpit door was not latched, and opened during climb: the gear had already been retracted. Pilot returned to Marksville airport. The pilot…

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