C414 is damaged by encounter with hail during IFR flight near convective activity in louisiana.

Attributes
ACN	696548
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : shv.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl single value : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	other
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A & C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	696548
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

We were on an IFR flight. There was a large area of convective activity in southeast oklahoma when we departed; so we planned to divert east around it. Near shreveport; we were well east of the activity (approximately 20 NM) according to our onboard radar and strike finder. We were in IMC and suddenly heard a very loud noise which we assumed to be hail. We turned to heading 090 degrees and told ZFW that we were diverting. We decided upon rsn. After landing there we noticed damage to the radome; leading edges of wings and stabilizers; and to the front of the engine nacelles. I estimate we were in the hail for 5 seconds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C414 IS DAMAGED BY ENCOUNTER WITH HAIL DURING IFR FLT NEAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN LOUISIANA.

Narrative: WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT. THERE WAS A LARGE AREA OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN SE OKLAHOMA WHEN WE DEPARTED; SO WE PLANNED TO DIVERT E AROUND IT. NEAR SHREVEPORT; WE WERE WELL E OF THE ACTIVITY (APPROX 20 NM) ACCORDING TO OUR ONBOARD RADAR AND STRIKE FINDER. WE WERE IN IMC AND SUDDENLY HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE WHICH WE ASSUMED TO BE HAIL. WE TURNED TO HDG 090 DEGS AND TOLD ZFW THAT WE WERE DIVERTING. WE DECIDED UPON RSN. AFTER LNDG THERE WE NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE RADOME; LEADING EDGES OF WINGS AND STABILIZERS; AND TO THE FRONT OF THE ENG NACELLES. I ESTIMATE WE WERE IN THE HAIL FOR 5 SECONDS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.