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A cpr captain, flying in the vicinity of jan VOR, was struck directly in the eyes by a green laser, causing a mild headache and loss of night vision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451973 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : jan.vortac |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc tower : sjc.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 451973 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
Aircraft was at cruise flight at FL180. I saw a green flash which drew my attention. Upon looking in the direction of the flash, I was struck in the eyes by what appeared to be a laser. I saw several more flashes in rapid succession pass underneath my aircraft. No deviations occurred but I did lose some of my night vision and developed a mild headache. I queried center and they checked with both jan approach and greenwood FSS and there were no reports of any green lasers or similar light source in use. Center asked, but no assistance was necessary since we were on autoplt and my eyes had time to recover before landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CPR CAPT, FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF JAN VOR, WAS STRUCK DIRECTLY IN THE EYES BY A GREEN LASER, CAUSING A MILD HEADACHE AND LOSS OF NIGHT VISION.
Narrative: ACFT WAS AT CRUISE FLT AT FL180. I SAW A GREEN FLASH WHICH DREW MY ATTN. UPON LOOKING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FLASH, I WAS STRUCK IN THE EYES BY WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LASER. I SAW SEVERAL MORE FLASHES IN RAPID SUCCESSION PASS UNDERNEATH MY ACFT. NO DEVS OCCURRED BUT I DID LOSE SOME OF MY NIGHT VISION AND DEVELOPED A MILD HEADACHE. I QUERIED CTR AND THEY CHKED WITH BOTH JAN APCH AND GREENWOOD FSS AND THERE WERE NO RPTS OF ANY GREEN LASERS OR SIMILAR LIGHT SOURCE IN USE. CTR ASKED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS NECESSARY SINCE WE WERE ON AUTOPLT AND MY EYES HAD TIME TO RECOVER BEFORE 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.