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Hio controller reports of an aircraft in the VFR pattern that reported multiple laser illuminations while on final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1214263 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201411 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HIO.Airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (mon) 4 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other LASER |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was in right traffic for runway 31 doing touch-&-gos. On the second approach; the flight instructor reported an unauthorized laser illumination event 1NM final; 800MSL; green. I asked the pilot if they wanted to switch to right traffic runway 20 to avoid the area where the event occurred. The pilot advised if they received a second laser event (which would be their 3rd approach); they would request runway 20. On the 3rd approach the same laser event at the same location occurred. On the up wind; for what would be the 4th approach aircraft X requested and landed runway 20 without incident. I believe the pilot mentioned there were 3 persons on board (including himself) with no injuries. The controller in charge (controller in charge) followed the order in our emergency binder and notified all concerned including local law enforcement; filled out an mor; and all positions broadcast the information as required in 7110.65.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HIO Controller reports of an aircraft in the VFR pattern that reported multiple laser illuminations while on final.
Narrative: Aircraft X was in right traffic for RWY 31 doing touch-&-gos. On the second approach; the flight instructor reported an unauthorized laser illumination event 1NM final; 800MSL; green. I asked the pilot if they wanted to switch to right traffic runway 20 to avoid the area where the event occurred. The pilot advised if they received a second laser event (which would be their 3rd approach); they would request runway 20. On the 3rd approach the same laser event at the same location occurred. On the up wind; for what would be the 4th approach Aircraft X requested and landed runway 20 without incident. I believe the pilot mentioned there were 3 persons on board (including himself) with no injuries. The Controller In Charge (CIC) followed the order in our emergency binder and notified all concerned including local law enforcement; filled out an MOR; and all positions broadcast the information as required in 7110.65.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.