Military X received lighting strike on climb out.

Attributes
ACN	266962
Time
Date	199403
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tcm
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sea
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Starlifter (C141)
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	266962
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Military X, a H/C141/right, departed tcm runway 16 climbing to 4000 ft. At approximately 2000 ft and 2 mi south of tcm, pilot reported a lightning strike and requested vectors to return to tcm. Military X executed the ILS to runway 16 and landed without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL X RECEIVED LIGHTING STRIKE ON CLBOUT.

Narrative: MIL X, A H/C141/R, DEPARTED TCM RWY 16 CLBING TO 4000 FT. AT APPROX 2000 FT AND 2 MI S OF TCM, PLT RPTED A LIGHTNING STRIKE AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO RETURN TO TCM. MIL X EXECUTED THE ILS TO RWY 16 AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER 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.