# Incident 20230524006549I: British Aerospace BAE 125 SERIES 800A, Indianapolis, IN, May 24, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2023, 12:12 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117JT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE 125 SERIES 800A (registry code 1500285, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-125-series-800a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE 125 SERIES 800A
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE731 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230524006549I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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