# Accident 20110610018209A: Beech B200, Waukegan, IL, June 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2011, 06:56 local time
- Place: Waukegan, IL
- Airport: Waukegan Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PONA
- Location: 42.4203° N, 87.8675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4203&lon=-87.8675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23WS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23WS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B200 (registry code 1152922, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B200
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110610018209A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN LEFT PROPELLER ON APPROACH TO WAUKEGAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (UGN). AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND LEFT FLAP AND RIGHT ELEVATOR EXIT POINT DAMAGE. RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS REPLACED AND DAMAGE TO LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP WAS REPAIRED IN PREPARATION FOR FERRY FLIGHT TO HOME BASE AT OAKLAND PONTIAC AIRPORT (PTK).AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PTK WITHOUT INCIDENT. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION FOUND A LEFT PROPELLER BLADE BELOW MINIMUM HARDNESS AND REPLACED, NO OTHER RELATED DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT 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 CEN11CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA387), Jun 10, 2011: Beech B200 (N23WS), Waukegan, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The lightning strike during an en route descent.

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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