# Incident 19851011069079I: Bac 111203AE, Birmingham, AL, October 11, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1985, 21:15 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FLEA
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1548, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1548-1997-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British BAC 1-11 203/AE (registry code 1480208, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-203-ae) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC 111203AE
- People aboard: 30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011069079I

## Narrative

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

GEAR DOORS DID NOT RETRACT, HYDRAULIC LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND FOUND LINE TO UPLOCK SWING ARM RUPTURED.

## Other reports on N1548 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860707042719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860707042719I), Jul 7, 1986: Bac 111203AE (N1548), St Petersburg C, FL, Minor damage. Fuel truck struck aircraft wing tip while aircraft was parked.
- [Incident 19830907063279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830907063279I), Sep 7, 1983: Bac 111203AE (N1548), Prineville, OR. On approach to the redmond airport pilot landed at the wrong airport. Departed and landed at the correct airport.

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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