# Accident 20050616011399A: Aerosp ATR42300, Anchorage, AK, June 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2005, 07:50 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NACA
- Location: 61.2099° N, 149.8896° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2099&lon=-149.8896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42NC-2006-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale ALENIA ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680876, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-alenia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 850 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050616011399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LIGHTNING STRIKE COMING INTO ANCHORAGE. KNOCKED OUT #1 ACW, #1 ECU, BOTH RESET SUCCESSFULLY. LEFT AILERON HEAVY DAMAGE. REPLACED AILERON. EXAMINED AIRCRAFT FOR LIGHTNING STRIKE, NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC05LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA088), Jun 16, 2005: Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 (N42NC), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A lightning strike during a normal descent for landing, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane's left aileron.

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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