PC-12
Flight Crew Commercial
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Weather
While on a flight; we experienced a lightning strike. We were in level flight 19;000 ft. We had passed through a line of showers earlier in the flight and were about 30 miles south of the line. The outside air temperature was about minus 5 degrees C. There were scattered clouds at 25;000 feet. We flew through a small alto-cumulus cloud and saw a bright flash. There was no noise; movement of the aircraft; noticeable electrical abnormalities; nor mechanical changes after the flash. We contacted ATC for a 'radio check' to determine if radios were affected; and ATC responded 'hear you [Aircraft X].'Since there was no vibrations or abnormalities; we continued to our planned destination. The rest of the flight was uneventful.Damage was discovered during the post flight inspection. The lightning damaged one propeller blade tip and the right wingtip static wick. There was also a 1/2 inch diameter hole in trailing edge of the left flap. We contacted [Company] Maintenance Control and Dispatch to report damage.Avoid flight in clouds within 5 degrees of the freezing level if possible.
Flight Crew flying PC-12 aircraft reported lightning strike in flight.