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Air carrier first officer reports being zapped by a green laser during approach to gsp causing some eye irritation and blurred vision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1226750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201412 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | GSP.Airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We were operating into gsp. We were on a vectored downwind at 3;000 feet in between the FAF and the preceding approach fix when I noticed a green laser activate at the 1-2 o'clock position about 2 miles from the aircraft. I told the captain and he reported it to ATC. As he was reporting the position of the laser; it 'found the aircraft' and made direct contact with my field of vision causing a total 'green out' in my left eye for a second or two. I reached up and turned off the landing lights to help conceal the aircraft's position. When we turned final; I disconnected the autopilot at roughly 1;000 feet AGL. As we flew closer to the airport I experienced 'streaming' of the runway lights with the centerline lights streaming almost to the edge of the runway. I considered giving control of the aircraft to the captain; but did not want to make such a change in a critical phase of flight. On the ground; I experienced sensitivity to light; minor aching of the eye; and 'starbursts' from light. As of the following morning I can see; but I have eye irritation and minor light sensitivity. I will get my eye checked out when home just to be on the safe side.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier First Officer reports being zapped by a green laser during approach to GSP causing some eye irritation and blurred vision.
Narrative: We were operating into GSP. We were on a vectored downwind at 3;000 feet in between the FAF and the preceding approach fix when I noticed a green laser activate at the 1-2 o'clock position about 2 miles from the aircraft. I told the captain and he reported it to ATC. As he was reporting the position of the laser; it 'found the aircraft' and made direct contact with my field of vision causing a total 'green out' in my left eye for a second or two. I reached up and turned off the landing lights to help conceal the aircraft's position. When we turned final; I disconnected the autopilot at roughly 1;000 feet AGL. As we flew closer to the airport I experienced 'streaming' of the runway lights with the centerline lights streaming almost to the edge of the runway. I considered giving control of the aircraft to the captain; but did not want to make such a change in a critical phase of flight. On the ground; I experienced sensitivity to light; minor aching of the eye; and 'starbursts' from light. As of the following morning I can see; but I have eye irritation and minor light sensitivity. I will get my eye checked out when home just to be on the safe side.
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.