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Private pilot reported green laser emittance inflight which resulted in affecting the vision of a passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1755278 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 107 Flight Crew Type 8 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
A green laser was emitted from the ground to the cockpit of aircraft X. The flight conducted was a night flight for personal reasons. The green laser was emitted to the cockpit multiple times from the location. The sic (second in command); reported blurry vision within the first few seconds and PIC reported a very bright flash. The aircraft was around 4;700 ft MSL (mean sea level) at the time. I tried contacting approach; ZZZ1 unicom; flight services and 121.5 for assistance. Unfortunately; we were not being received on any of those frequencies. Therefore I called 911. I was advised by the operator that deputies would be dispatched. Moments after the laser was emitted into the cockpit; sic diverted and flew away from the location. At this time; we headed back to ZZZ and contacted approach. After contacting approach; we advised them of the situation and reported injuries from the incident. I still have blurry vision as I'm typing this report; but will try to 'sleep it off.' the altitude was approximately between 4;500 ft and 5;000 ft MSL. Please let me know if any other information is required for this report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Private Pilot reported green laser emittance inflight which resulted in affecting the vision of a passenger.
Narrative: A green laser was emitted from the ground to the cockpit of Aircraft X. The flight conducted was a night flight for personal reasons. The green laser was emitted to the cockpit multiple times from the location. The SIC (second in command); reported blurry vision within the first few seconds and PIC reported a very bright flash. The aircraft was around 4;700 ft MSL (mean sea level) at the time. I tried contacting Approach; ZZZ1 UNICOM; flight services and 121.5 for assistance. Unfortunately; we were not being received on any of those frequencies. Therefore I called 911. I was advised by the operator that deputies would be dispatched. Moments after the laser was emitted into the cockpit; SIC diverted and flew away from the location. At this time; we headed back to ZZZ and contacted Approach. After contacting approach; we advised them of the situation and reported injuries from the incident. I still have blurry vision as I'm typing this report; but will try to 'sleep it off.' The altitude was approximately between 4;500 ft and 5;000 ft MSL. Please let me know if any other information is required for this report.
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.