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Commuter aircraft is struck by lightning during climb with no apparent adverse effects. They continued to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 335977 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Challenger CL604 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 335977 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Adverse WX had moved across the airport, but our radar did not paint any when we lined up for a runway 27 departure. Takeoff was smooth, experienced light chop on climb out until we heard a loud pop and saw a bright flash off the left side of aircraft. There was no indication of strike (no failure of any electrically powered item such as a generator, radio failure) so we continued to our destination. Post flight inspection revealed a lightning strike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER ACFT IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING DURING CLB WITH NO APPARENT ADVERSE EFFECTS. THEY CONTINUED TO DEST.
Narrative: ADVERSE WX HAD MOVED ACROSS THE ARPT, BUT OUR RADAR DID NOT PAINT ANY WHEN WE LINED UP FOR A RWY 27 DEP. TKOF WAS SMOOTH, EXPERIENCED LIGHT CHOP ON CLBOUT UNTIL WE HEARD A LOUD POP AND SAW A BRIGHT FLASH OFF THE L SIDE OF ACFT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF STRIKE (NO FAILURE OF ANY ELECTRICALLY POWERED ITEM SUCH AS A GENERATOR, RADIO FAILURE) SO WE CONTINUED TO OUR DEST. POST FLT INSPECTION REVEALED A LIGHTNING STRIKE.
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.