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Emb-145LR captain reported being targeted by a laser on approach to ewr and suffered physical effects for 30-45 minutes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1296969 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| 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 |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Laser |
Narrative:
On visual approach to runway 4R to ewr. We had a bright green light beam shined at us that lit up the cockpit temporarily; then the laser beam was directly shined into my left eye. The first officer was the flying pilot and I was the non flying pilot on this flight; the first officer safely continued the approach and landed at ewr.I experienced pain and discomfort in my left eye for about 30-45 minutes due to the severe and direct exposure to the bright laser light beam. The approximate location was about 10 miles south of ewr as we joined the localizer; around the vicinity of a shopping mall which was to our west. Ewr tower was notified and other aircraft following us also reported seeing the same event. The light beam caused temporary blindness with white lights and spots being seen in left eye.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-145LR Captain reported being targeted by a laser on approach to EWR and suffered physical effects for 30-45 minutes.
Narrative: On visual approach to runway 4R to EWR. We had a bright green light beam shined at us that lit up the cockpit temporarily; then the laser beam was directly shined into my left eye. The First Officer was the flying pilot and I was the non flying pilot on this flight; the FO safely continued the approach and landed at EWR.I experienced pain and discomfort in my left eye for about 30-45 minutes due to the severe and direct exposure to the bright laser light beam. The approximate location was about 10 miles south of EWR as we joined the localizer; around the vicinity of a shopping mall which was to our west. EWR tower was notified and other aircraft following us also reported seeing the same event. The light beam caused temporary blindness with white lights and spots being seen in left eye.
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.