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Flight crew complaint regarding a blinding light on downwind which flashes intermittently, then pauses, then repeats the cycle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 349731 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 270 |
| ASRS Report | 349731 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
There is a flashing light source on ground, possibly near forest fair or another shopping mall west of I-75 on I-275, that shines into the cockpit while flying downwind on vectors for ILS runway 18L. It flashes once, then a couple of times, pauses, and then repeats. It is not a rotating search light. It is distracting and potentially hazardous. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that he has not heard of any follow-up. The tower thought the light might be a laser light coming from a house. Reporter said it did not look like a laser to him but he had never looked directly into a laser light either. This might not be a problem any more. The last time he was into cvg he did not see the light.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC COMPLAINT REGARDING A BLINDING LIGHT ON DOWNWIND WHICH FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY, THEN PAUSES, THEN REPEATS THE CYCLE.
Narrative: THERE IS A FLASHING LIGHT SOURCE ON GND, POSSIBLY NEAR FOREST FAIR OR ANOTHER SHOPPING MALL W OF I-75 ON I-275, THAT SHINES INTO THE COCKPIT WHILE FLYING DOWNWIND ON VECTORS FOR ILS RWY 18L. IT FLASHES ONCE, THEN A COUPLE OF TIMES, PAUSES, AND THEN REPEATS. IT IS NOT A ROTATING SEARCH LIGHT. IT IS DISTRACTING AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT HE HAS NOT HEARD OF ANY FOLLOW-UP. THE TWR THOUGHT THE LIGHT MIGHT BE A LASER LIGHT COMING FROM A HOUSE. RPTR SAID IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE A LASER TO HIM BUT HE HAD NEVER LOOKED DIRECTLY INTO A LASER LIGHT EITHER. THIS MIGHT NOT BE A PROB ANY MORE. THE LAST TIME HE WAS INTO CVG HE DID NOT SEE THE LIGHT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.