# Incident 20180416003739I: Falcon 2000EX, San Jose, CA, April 16, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2018, 09:25 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N771BV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N771BV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault FALCON 2000EX (registry code 2730012, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-falcon-2000ex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C (registry code 52182, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw308c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FALCON 2000EX
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180416003739I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 16, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 0925 PDT, N771BV WAS SEQUENCING TO LAND AROUND 5-8 MILES SW OF THE SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SJC). THE PILOT REPORTED BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND CONTINUED TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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