Nelson DH8C near Auckland on Mar 9th 2017, lightning strike
Last Update: March 9, 2017 / 21:20:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air Nelson
Flight number
NZ-8678
Departure
Auckland, New Zealand
Destination
Kerikeri, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-NEZ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Auckland about 20 hours after landing back.
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Auckland as a precaution after the aircraft was struck by lightning. The aircraft is being assessed.
Metars Auckland:
NZAA 090300Z AUTO 09015KT 9999 OVC024/// 22/17 Q1014 NOSIG
NZAA 090230Z AUTO 08017KT 060V120 9999 BKN023/// 22/17 Q1015 NOSIG
NZAA 090200Z AUTO 08021KT 9999 BKN024/// 22/17 Q1015 NOSIG
NZAA 090130Z AUTO 08017KT 040V110 9999 OVC026/// 22/17 Q1015 NOSIG
NZAA 090100Z AUTO 08016KT 050V110 9999 BKN026/// BKN031/// 22/16 Q1014 NOSIG
NZAA 090030Z AUTO 08016KT 9999 BKN027/// BKN034/// OVC041/// 22/16 Q1015 NOSIG
NZAA 090000Z AUTO 07019KT 9999 BKN029/// OVC045/// 22/16 Q1015 TEMPO FM0100 5000 RA SCT020TCU
NZAA 082330Z AUTO 06018KT 030V100 9999 BKN029/// BKN040/// 22/16 Q1015 TEMPO FM0000 5000 RA SCT020TCU
NZAA 082300Z AUTO 07017KT 9999 BKN030/// BKN035/// 22/16 Q1015 TEMPO FM0000 5000 RA SCT020TCU
NZAA 082230Z AUTO 09014KT 9999 BKN030/// 23/16 Q1015 NOSIG
NZAA 082200Z AUTO 08016KT 9999 BKN029/// 23/16 Q1014 NOSIG
NZAA 082130Z AUTO 08015KT 9999 BKN030/// 21/15 Q1015 NOSIG
NZAA 082100Z AUTO 11006KT 050V130 9999 SCT031/// 21/15 Q1015 NOSIG
No weather data for Whangarei or Kerikeri are available.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air Nelson
Flight number
NZ-8678
Departure
Auckland, New Zealand
Destination
Kerikeri, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-NEZ
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
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