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First officer of B737 reports green laser light shined into his cockpit window during final approach to phx. Source appeared to be from an office parking lot on final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 643226 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phx.tower tower : iah.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 4800 |
| ASRS Report | 643226 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
On approach to runway 26 in phx; I noticed a laser being shined into my right direct vision window at approximately 500 ft AGL on a visual approach at around one to one and a half miles from the approach end of runway 26. I called this to my captain's attention; and he also noticed it. It was someone intentionally shining a laser light into the cockpit windows and waving it around. It was of a very strong intensity and green in color; flashing several times in my eye sight. The laser was coming from an office building parking lot that was bordered by some woods. They were on the edge of the woods and parking lot curb about 500 ft to the right of centerline of the runway. We reported the incident to tower and continued the landing and then gave them the details about the direction and color of the light source. We then continued on the rest of the trip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO OF B737 RPTS GREEN LASER LIGHT SHINED INTO HIS COCKPIT WINDOW DURING FINAL APCH TO PHX. SOURCE APPEARED TO BE FROM AN OFFICE PARKING LOT ON FINAL APCH.
Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 26 IN PHX; I NOTICED A LASER BEING SHINED INTO MY RIGHT DIRECT VISION WINDOW AT APPROX 500 FT AGL ON A VISUAL APCH AT AROUND ONE TO ONE AND A HALF MILES FROM THE APCH END OF RWY 26. I CALLED THIS TO MY CAPT'S ATTENTION; AND HE ALSO NOTICED IT. IT WAS SOMEONE INTENTIONALLY SHINING A LASER LIGHT INTO THE COCKPIT WINDOWS AND WAVING IT AROUND. IT WAS OF A VERY STRONG INTENSITY AND GREEN IN COLOR; FLASHING SEVERAL TIMES IN MY EYE SIGHT. THE LASER WAS COMING FROM AN OFFICE BUILDING PARKING LOT THAT WAS BORDERED BY SOME WOODS. THEY WERE ON THE EDGE OF THE WOODS AND PARKING LOT CURB ABOUT 500 FT TO THE R OF CTRLINE OF THE RWY. WE RPTED THE INCIDENT TO TWR AND CONTINUED THE LNDG AND THEN GAVE THEM THE DETAILS ABOUT THE DIRECTION AND COLOR OF THE LIGHT SOURCE. WE THEN CONTINUED ON THE REST OF THE TRIP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.