# Incident 19970514017729I: Braero BAE1251000, South Bend, IN, May 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1997, 16:57 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UF6A
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N851AW-2001-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE ATP (registry code 1500300, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-atp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRAERO BAE1251000
- Reported engine: PWA PW126A
- People aboard: 64
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970514017729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING A PASSENGER FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR 121, UFS, INC., DBA UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT NUMBER 5728, REPORTED RECEIVING A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN LEVEL FLIGHT WHILE ENROUTE FROM FORT WAYNE, IN (FWA) TO CHICAGO, IL O'HARE (ORD). THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY RECEIVED THE STRIKE WHILE 35 MILES SSE OF SOUTH BEND, IN (SBN). THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO LAND AT SOUTH BEND AND DID SO ON RUNWAY 27L WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE PASSENGER OR CREW. THE POST-INCIDENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED AS FOLLOWS. THE RESULTS OF THE LIGHTNING STRIKE WERE REVIEWED ON THE BAE-ATP. POSSIBLE ENTRY POINT ON LEFT SIDE ICE SHIELD. SEVERAL NUT PLATES BLOWN OFF INTERIOR FUSELAGE, RIPPING HOLES IN METAL STRUCTURE. NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL WIRES CUT OR INSULATION CUT THROUGH EXPOSING BARE WIRE. FIBERGLASS INSULATION SCORCHED. SEVERAL HOT SPOTS NOTED ON RADOME AND WING STRUCTURE AT RIGHT AILERON CENTER ATTACH POINT. APPARENT EXIT POINT WAS THE RIGHT ELEVATOR. STATIC WICKS WERE BLOWN OFF. SEVERAL RIVETS WERE BLOWN OUT OF THE STRUCTURE EXPANDED EXHIBITING HEAT STRESS. ALL PROCEDURES IN THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL.

## Other reports on N851AW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950628028979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950628028979I), Jun 28, 1995: Bag JETSTM3101 (N851AW), South Bend, IN. Low oil pressure NR2 engine. Shutdown. Landed sbn. Engine sent for teardown.

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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