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A P180 pilot reported sustaining a lightning strike that shattered the right forward cockpit window. Pressure held; pilot declared an emergency and diverted to nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 829946 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | P180 Avanti |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
At FL380; aircraft was struck by lightning; right forward window shattered but pressure was constant. Declared emergency and descended to land.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A P180 pilot reported sustaining a lightning strike that shattered the right forward cockpit window. Pressure held; pilot declared an emergency and diverted to nearest suitable airport.
Narrative: At FL380; aircraft was struck by lightning; right forward window shattered but pressure was constant. Declared emergency and descended to land.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.