Mount Cook AT72 near Dunedin on Oct 14th 2017, lightning strike
Last Update: October 16, 2017 / 22:39:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 14, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Mount Cook Airlines
Flight number
NZ-5755
Departure
Christchurch, New Zealand
Destination
Dunedin, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-MVG
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The occurrence aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight and remained on the ground for about 39 hours before returning to service.
A passenger reported the lightning struck the wing of the aircraft, there was a flash and loud bang. The crew subsequently announced they had just received a lightning strike.
No Metars or weather data are available. Local newspapers reported the Dunedin area was under the influence of thunderstorms causing between 7 and 12 liters rain per square meter (7 to 12mm), about 50 lightning strikes were recorded, a burst of lightning strikes was recorded around 17:00L when the aircraft was on approach to Dunedin.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 14, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Mount Cook Airlines
Flight number
NZ-5755
Departure
Christchurch, New Zealand
Destination
Dunedin, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-MVG
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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