Pilot of an small aircraft single engine land aircraft lost all radios during IFR flight IMC from a lightning strike and landed at a nearby airport after breaking out in clear air.

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Attributes
ACN	247786
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lou airport : ky19
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1260 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	247786
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While on IFR flight plan -- in the clouds -- suffered lightning strike with total loss of navigation and communication radios. Continued last assigned altitude and heading until broke out in the clear -- landed at small airport (I believe the name was brakenridge, ky county airport) and called FSS -- reported incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND ACFT LOST ALL RADIOS DURING IFR FLT IMC FROM A LIGHTNING STRIKE AND LANDED AT A NEARBY ARPT AFTER BREAKING OUT IN CLR AIR.

Narrative: WHILE ON IFR FLT PLAN -- IN THE CLOUDS -- SUFFERED LIGHTNING STRIKE WITH TOTAL LOSS OF NAV AND COM RADIOS. CONTINUED LAST ASSIGNED ALT AND HDG UNTIL BROKE OUT IN THE CLR -- LANDED AT SMALL ARPT (I BELIEVE THE NAME WAS BRAKENRIDGE, KY COUNTY ARPT) AND CALLED FSS -- RPTED INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.