<< >> NASA ASRS Report 846331, August 2009

B767 captain reports being targeted by green laser 50 miles east of lax at 14000 feet. No injuries occur and flight lands safely at lax.

Attributes
ACN	846331
Time
Date	200908
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	LAX.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR RIIVR TWO
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 4000
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Fifty miles east of lax on river arrival; aircraft targeted by green laser from approximately 5 miles south of arrival course. Was looking toward the laser; did not lose vision; had eye exam by doctor next morning no damage found by the doctor. We landed uneventfully at lax.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 Captain reports being targeted by green laser 50 miles east of LAX at 14000 feet. No injuries occur and flight lands safely at LAX.

Narrative: Fifty miles east of LAX on river arrival; aircraft targeted by green laser from approximately 5 miles south of arrival course. Was looking toward the laser; did not lose vision; had eye exam by doctor next morning no damage found by the doctor. We landed uneventfully at LAX.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.