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FAA incident report · British Aerospace BAE 125 SERIES 800A · Indianapolis, IN · May 24, 2023

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Date
May 24, 2023 · 12:12 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis International
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N117JT
Reported as
British Aerospace BAE 125 Series 800A
Reported engine
Garrett TFE731 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total
N117JTRegistered now · British Aerospace BAE 125 SERIES 800AS/N 258205 · Built 1992Airframe modelBritish Aerospace BAE 125 SERIES 800AEngine modelGarrett TFE731 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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On may 24, 2023 at approximately 11:45 central time, privacy data omitted a British Aerospace model bae 125, 800A privacy data omitteddeparted aurora llinois (karr) for rock hill – york county airport (kua) south carolina. This flight was being operated under 14 CFR part §91 operating rules; there were no passengers on board. While climbing from 34,000’ to the assigned cruise altitude of 36,000’ the flight crew received the “cabin altitude” annunciation and warning horn. The aircraft cabin pressure climbed and equalized to the aircraft’s actual altitude of 35,000’. The captain lost consciousness and the co-pilot made and emergency descent. The captain regained consciousness at an altitude of approximately 16,000’ feet. The flight crew made an emergency landing at the Indianapolis International Airport (kind). The aircraft sustained no damage. The flight crew was taken to a local hospital for observation and had sustained no injuries. The aircraft is currently undergoing maintenance troubleshooting regarding this event. This investigation is incomplete and will be amended when more information becomes available from the repair facility.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 24, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 CENTRAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A BRITISH AEROSPACE MODEL BAE 125, 800A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTED AURORA LLINOIS (KARR) FOR ROCK HILL – YORK COUNTY AIRPORT (KUA) SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART §91 OPERATING RULES; THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. WHILE CLIMBING FROM 34,000’ TO THE ASSIGNED CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 36,000’ THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED THE “CABIN ALTITUDE” ANNUNCIATION AND WARNING HORN. THE AIRCRAFT CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBED AND EQUALIZED TO THE AIRCRAFT’S ACTUAL ALTITUDE OF 35,000’. THE CAPTAIN LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE CO-PILOT MADE AND EMERGENCY DESCENT. THE CAPTAIN REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 16,000’ FEET. THE FLIGHT CREW MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KIND). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AND HAD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING REGARDING THIS EVENT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS INCOMPLETE AND WILL BE AMENDED WHEN MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM THE REPAIR FACILITY.