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| Date: | Thursday 11 March 2021 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Embraer E195-E2 |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Cityhopper |
| Registration: | PH-NXA |
| MSN: | 19020045 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1900G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Berlin Brandenburg-Willy Brandt Airport (BER) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |
| Berlin Brandenburg-Willy Brandt Airport (BER/EDDB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
KLM flight KL1831, a Embraer E195-E2, was hit by lightning on approach to Berlin Brandenburg-Willy Brandt Airport (BER).
The aircraft landed safely at 17:02 UTC, but the return leg to Amsterdam was cancelled. PH-NXA was ferried to Amsterdam on March 13.
METAR:
Weather reported about the incident time (1630Z):
EDDB 111620Z 20016KT 9999 SCT028CB 11/06 Q0993 TEMPO 20030G40KT TSRA BKN020CB
EDDB 111720Z 26009KT 9999 FEW025CB 08/05 Q0994 TEMPO 26015G25KT
Sources:
https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/user?premium=true&from=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.luchtvaartnieuws.nl%2Fnieuws%2Fcategorie%2F2%2Fairlines%2Fpech-voor-klm-eerste-e2-gestrand-door-turbulentie-en-blikseminslag
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ph-nxa#270d9704
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/KLM1831/history/20210311/1535Z/EHAM/EDDB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2021 10:06 | harro | Added |
| 14-Mar-2021 10:32 | harro | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Mar-2021 10:35 | harro | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Mar-2021 10:37 | harro | Updated [Time, ] |
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