19970501012679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Albany, NY · May 1, 1997

Date: May 1, 1997 · 14:25 local
Place: Albany, NY
Airport: Albany County
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: JJBA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N832CA
Reported as: Beech 1900D
People aboard: 10
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,500 total3,700 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: approximately 35 miles south of Albany at 8,000 feet the left wing was struck by lightning, blowing the left winglet off. Captain declared an emergency and landed at Albany County Airport, new york, without incident . And given a special flight permit to ferry back to operators main base for repair. Aircraft was inspected i/a/w Beechcraft 1900D maintenance manual and returned to service. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES SOUTH OF ALBANY AT 8,000 FEET THE LEFT WING WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, BLOWING THE LEFT WINGLET OFF. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT, NEW YORK, WITHOUT INCIDENT . AND GIVEN A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO FERRY BACK TO OPERATORS MAIN BASE FOR REPAIR. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED I/A/W BEECHCRAFT 1900D MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.