Some years ago (probably 40!) I remember a lightning strike in a turbo-prop descending into Toronto YYZ across Lake Ontario in very benign weather conditions - no radar returns, light ice crystal conditions at around 4,000' but nothing particularly remarkable.
The airframe took some damage when the strike entered through the cockpit roof above the windshield and exited the tailcone, frying the combination taillight, rotating beacon and tailcone into a molten mass of plastic and metal. The magnetic compass was also seriously affected and the aircraft eventually had to be degaussed somehow.
An interesting thread.
Last edited by twochai; 25th Apr 2016 at 01:12.