What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Pilot reported lightning strike at 7000 ft MSL after 5 minutes from departure of ckb. Both pilots reported smelling strange odor after strike which disapated shortly. Instruments flickered and crt unit on pilots side changed background color slightly. Flight was terminated and returned to ckb. Aircraft landed without incident. Maintenance repair station inspected aircraft and was ferried to dubois, PA. For maintenance. Inspection of aircraft found small spots on right side of fuselage ajacent deck and exiting the left elevator outboard static wick with minor damage. Submission of this report closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT REPORTED LIGHTNING STRIKE AT 7000 FT MSL AFTER 5 MINUTES FROM DEPARTURE OF CKB. BOTH PILOTS REPORTED SMELLING STRANGE ODOR AFTER STRIKE WHICH DISAPATED SHORTLY. INSTRUMENTS FLICKERED AND CRT UNIT ON PILOTS SIDE CHANGED BACKGROUND COLOR SLIGHTLY. FLIGHT WAS TERMINATED AND RETURNED TO CKB. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPAIR STATION INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND WAS FERRIED TO DUBOIS, PA. FOR MAINTENANCE. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FOUND SMALL SPOTS ON RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AJACENT DECK AND EXITING THE LEFT ELEVATOR OUTBOARD STATIC WICK WITH MINOR DAMAGE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.
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