# Incident 19910116004419I: Hwksly DH1253ARA, Birmingham, AL, January 16, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1991, 02:10 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N25MJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HWKSLY DH1253ARA
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910116004419I

## Narrative

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

GEAR HANDLE WAS IN UP POSITION AND CREW FAILED TO NOTICE. NOSE GEAR RETRACTED WHEN ENGINE WAS STARTED.

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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