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A brilliant green laser light entered an SF340's flight station window near malibu. The light struck the captain's right eye causing irritation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 733835 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : vtu.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 733835 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Laser strike. En route to sba in cruise flight at 6000 ft we were over malibu and noticed at about our 1-2 O'clock position a brilliant green laser tracking towards our aircraft. We could tell that the operator was triangulating his beam to make contact with us. The light came into the cockpit and flashed us for about 1 second. The light then turned to an amber color and shut off. The first officer did not look directly at the light but I was hit in the right eye. It produced an instant irritation as if I had been struck with an object. The irritation still exists this morning; but no loss of vision. We estimated the origin of the light to be east at about 5-7 mi. Reaction: we immediately contacted socal on 125.2 and alerted them to the strike. We also told point mugu approach of the incident to warn other pilots flying south of ventura. I also called TRACON upon landing and left a message about the incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BRILLIANT GREEN LASER LIGHT ENTERED AN SF340'S FLT STATION WINDOW NEAR MALIBU. THE LIGHT STRUCK THE CAPT'S R EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.
Narrative: LASER STRIKE. ENRTE TO SBA IN CRUISE FLT AT 6000 FT WE WERE OVER MALIBU AND NOTICED AT ABOUT OUR 1-2 O'CLOCK POS A BRILLIANT GREEN LASER TRACKING TOWARDS OUR ACFT. WE COULD TELL THAT THE OPERATOR WAS TRIANGULATING HIS BEAM TO MAKE CONTACT WITH US. THE LIGHT CAME INTO THE COCKPIT AND FLASHED US FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND. THE LIGHT THEN TURNED TO AN AMBER COLOR AND SHUT OFF. THE FO DID NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE LIGHT BUT I WAS HIT IN THE R EYE. IT PRODUCED AN INSTANT IRRITATION AS IF I HAD BEEN STRUCK WITH AN OBJECT. THE IRRITATION STILL EXISTS THIS MORNING; BUT NO LOSS OF VISION. WE ESTIMATED THE ORIGIN OF THE LIGHT TO BE E AT ABOUT 5-7 MI. REACTION: WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED SOCAL ON 125.2 AND ALERTED THEM TO THE STRIKE. WE ALSO TOLD POINT MUGU APCH OF THE INCIDENT TO WARN OTHER PLTS FLYING S OF VENTURA. I ALSO CALLED TRACON UPON LNDG AND LEFT A MESSAGE ABOUT THE INCIDENT.
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.