20251212018959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Kissimmee, FL · December 12, 2025

Date
December 12, 2025 · 18:20 local
Place
Kissimmee, FL
Airport
Kissimmee Gateway
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N321WM
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO-520-C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,750 total80 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 12/12/2025 at approximately 1730 EST, a Beechcraft BE58 departed for a personal flight from cecil airport (vqq), jacksonville, FL to Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ism), Kissimmee, FL, with a pilot and one passenger on board. Approximately 30 minutes after take-off, the pilot noticed that both alternator-out lights were illuminated and both loadmeters indicated 'no load'. The pilot initiated troubleshooting procedures and the alternators remained inoperative. At approximately 1815 EST, when 10 miles out from ism, the pilot obtained ATC clearance for a straight-in approach. The pilot noticed that the interior aircraft lights had dimmed and were no longer illuminating. ATC cancelled the landing clearance and instructed to maintain 2000 feet and to go back into the pattern back to runway 15. The pilot noticed at this point that his landing lights were very dim and reported the electrical issues to ATC. As the aircraft passed over the airport, the aircraft lost all electrical power. The pilot was able to hear the tower but could not confirm his transmissions were being received. ATC instructed to land on runway 6, the pilot states he put the landing gear handle into the 'down' position. At this point, all radio comms were lost, the aircraft had no lights and no landing gear indication or other indication was operational. The pilot was unsure if the landing gear had extended prior to the complete loss of electrical power. The landing gear inspection mirror was not visible in the darkness, and the pilot determined there was not sufficient time to safely attempt a manual/emergency landing gear extension. The pilot closed the mixture to both engines to shut them off just prior to touchdown and did not feel the landing gear touchdown on the runway. The aircraft landed with the gear up. The belly of the aircraft and both propellers impacted the runway. Neither occupant was injured in the landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/12/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 EST, A BEECHCRAFT BE58 DEPARTED FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM CECIL AIRPORT (VQQ), JACKSONVILLE, FL TO KISSIMMEE GATEWAY AIRPORT (ISM), KISSIMMEE, FL, WITH A PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT BOTH ALTERNATOR-OUT LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND BOTH LOADMETERS INDICATED 'NO LOAD'. THE PILOT INITIATED TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES AND THE ALTERNATORS REMAINED INOPERATIVE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 EST, WHEN 10 MILES OUT FROM ISM, THE PILOT OBTAINED ATC CLEARANCE FOR A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHTS HAD DIMMED AND WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATING. ATC CANCELLED THE LANDING CLEARANCE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN 2000 FEET AND TO GO BACK INTO THE PATTERN BACK TO RUNWAY 15. THE PILOT NOTICED AT THIS POINT THAT HIS LANDING LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND REPORTED THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES TO ATC. AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE TOWER BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM HIS TRANSMISSIONS WERE BEING RECEIVED. ATC INSTRUCTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 6, THE PILOT STATES HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE INTO THE 'DOWN' POSITION. AT THIS POINT, ALL RADIO COMMS WERE LOST, THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO LIGHTS AND NO LANDING GEAR INDICATION OR OTHER INDICATION WAS OPERATIONAL. THE PILOT WAS UNSURE IF THE LANDING GEAR HAD EXTENDED PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THE LANDING GEAR INSPECTION MIRROR WAS NOT VISIBLE IN THE DARKNESS, AND THE PILOT DETERMINED THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME TO SAFELY ATTEMPT A MANUAL/EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. THE PILOT CLOSED THE MIXTURE TO BOTH ENGINES TO SHUT THEM OFF JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND DID NOT FEEL THE LANDING GEAR TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND BOTH PROPELLERS IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. NEITHER OCCUPANT WAS INJURED IN THE LANDING.

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