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Attributes | |
ACN | 652384 |
Time | |
Date | 200503 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | navaid : phk.vortac |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : pbi.tracon |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Duchess 76 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | instruction : instructor |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 365 flight time type : 150 |
ASRS Report | 652384 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | instruction : trainee |
Events | |
Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Narrative:
My student and I were in cruise and we both noticed a glare on our left passenger window. Both of us turned to look at what was causing it and saw a ground based laser which was striking our aircraft. It was turned off and then on a total of 3 times before it stopped. The fact that it was turned on and off more than once and that it struck us each time caused us to believe it was intentional. We reported it to approach. We believe it was someone just trying to show off or what they thought was joking around. It was blinding but not debilitating. Also; there were no NOTAMS out as well; as it was coming from a housing area which further caused us to believe it was intentional.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GENERAL AVIATION PILOTS ENCOUNTER A LASER WHILE CONDUCTING FLT TRAINING AT 4000 FT NE OF PHK VOR.
Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WERE IN CRUISE AND WE BOTH NOTICED A GLARE ON OUR L PAX WINDOW. BOTH OF US TURNED TO LOOK AT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT AND SAW A GND BASED LASER WHICH WAS STRIKING OUR ACFT. IT WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE FACT THAT IT WAS TURNED ON AND OFF MORE THAN ONCE AND THAT IT STRUCK US EACH TIME CAUSED US TO BELIEVE IT WAS INTENTIONAL. WE RPTED IT TO APCH. WE BELIEVE IT WAS SOMEONE JUST TRYING TO SHOW OFF OR WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS JOKING AROUND. IT WAS BLINDING BUT NOT DEBILITATING. ALSO; THERE WERE NO NOTAMS OUT AS WELL; AS IT WAS COMING FROM A HOUSING AREA WHICH FURTHER CAUSED US TO BELIEVE IT WAS INTENTIONAL.
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.