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An air carrier captain climbing out from mia runway 9 headed east reported a green laser strike which caused severe pain. The laser appeared to originate about 2 miles north of the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1305286 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MIA.TRACON |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Climbing out from mia runway 09 on a 090 heading at approximately 3 to 4 DME I looked left/north and was struck in the eyes by a very powerful and bright green laser. I was temporarily dazzled and experienced momentary severe eye pain before looking away. The laser appeared to be coming from a position about two miles north of our flight path. I reported the laser strike to mia ATC. A few minutes later as we continued the climb and turned west; we could still see the laser in operation. Having been struck by lasers before in san paulo and mexico city; I can attest that the miami laser was extremely powerful and damaging compared to prior incidents. As captain and pilot monitoring I contemplated declaring an emergency and returning to base due to my eye pain. As we climbed through 10;000 ft I elected to continue as it appeared the impact of the laser strike in my eyes was momentary. When I return to base; I will be making an appointment with a retina specialist to examine my eyes as the intensity of the laser and associated momentary eye pain was severe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier Captain climbing out from MIA Runway 9 headed east reported a green laser strike which caused severe pain. The laser appeared to originate about 2 miles north of the airport.
Narrative: Climbing out from MIA runway 09 on a 090 heading at approximately 3 to 4 DME I looked left/north and was struck in the eyes by a very powerful and bright green laser. I was temporarily dazzled and experienced momentary severe eye pain before looking away. The laser appeared to be coming from a position about two miles north of our flight path. I reported the laser strike to MIA ATC. A few minutes later as we continued the climb and turned west; we could still see the laser in operation. Having been struck by lasers before in San Paulo and Mexico City; I can attest that the Miami laser was extremely powerful and damaging compared to prior incidents. As Captain and pilot monitoring I contemplated declaring an emergency and returning to base due to my eye pain. As we climbed through 10;000 ft I elected to continue as it appeared the impact of the laser strike in my eyes was momentary. When I return to base; I will be making an appointment with a retina specialist to examine my eyes as the intensity of the laser and associated momentary eye pain was severe.
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.