Narrative:

I was the first officer on a flight from bos to abe. The tower controller cleared us to land and everything proceeded normally. At about 1 mi from the landing threshold, we noticed a bright light illuminate on the surface. Almost immediately after the light illuminated, the light beam was aimed right at our aircraft, and the beam swept through our cockpit 3 times. As we descended further, I idented that the beam was emitting from a vehicle parked along a road near the approach end of the runway. A normal landing was executed and we informed the tower about this occurrence. Although this incident didn't cause a mishap, there is a potential dangerous distraction if this type of event continues to occur, especially during the high workload phase of approach and landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DH8 FLC TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY SPOTLIGHT FROM GND.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON A FLT FROM BOS TO ABE. THE TWR CTLR CLRED US TO LAND AND EVERYTHING PROCEEDED NORMALLY. AT ABOUT 1 MI FROM THE LNDG THRESHOLD, WE NOTICED A BRIGHT LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE SURFACE. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE LIGHT BEAM WAS AIMED RIGHT AT OUR ACFT, AND THE BEAM SWEPT THROUGH OUR COCKPIT 3 TIMES. AS WE DSNDED FURTHER, I IDENTED THAT THE BEAM WAS EMITTING FROM A VEHICLE PARKED ALONG A ROAD NEAR THE APCH END OF THE RWY. A NORMAL LNDG WAS EXECUTED AND WE INFORMED THE TWR ABOUT THIS OCCURRENCE. ALTHOUGH THIS INCIDENT DIDN'T CAUSE A MISHAP, THERE IS A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS DISTR IF THIS TYPE OF EVENT CONTINUES TO OCCUR, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HIGH WORKLOAD PHASE OF APCH AND LNDG.

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.