What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft privacy data omitteda CE-525A aircraft operated byprivacy data omitted was on descent out of FL270. 20 NM south of Binghamton NY the aircraft was struck by lighting. The aircraft continued its descent and landed without incident at its planned destination, new haven, CT (khvn). The SIC suffered a minor injury described as an electrical shock passing from his right hand through his torso, exiting his left leg. According to flight crew there were no abnormalities detected with the aircraft, the crew indicated at the time of the strike they were in IMC conditions with rain and the only lighting in the area was the strike to the aircraft. The aircraft was signed off by the company's director of mainteance prior to the flight from new haven to harrisburg. When the aircraft was returned to home base, capital city airport (kcxy) a detailed inspection discovered damage to the right inboard flap hinge fairing as well as damage to the left elevator tip.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^A CE-525A AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON DESCENT OUT OF FL270. 20 NM SOUTH OF BINGHAMTON NY THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS DESCENT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT ITS PLANNED DESTINATION, NEW HAVEN, CT (KHVN). THE SIC SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY DESCRIBED AS AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK PASSING FROM HIS RIGHT HAND THROUGH HIS TORSO, EXITING HIS LEFT LEG. ACCORDING TO FLIGHT CREW THERE WERE NO ABNORMALITIES DETECTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT, THE CREW INDICATED AT THE TIME OF THE STRIKE THEY WERE IN IMC CONDITIONS WITH RAIN AND THE ONLY LIGHTING IN THE AREA WAS THE STRIKE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SIGNED OFF BY THE COMPANY'S DIRECTOR OF MAINTEANCE PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT FROM NEW HAVEN TO HARRISBURG. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO HOME BASE, CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT (KCXY) A DETAILED INSPECTION DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT INBOARD FLAP HINGE FAIRING AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR TIP.
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