An air carrier pilot on a right downwind for sna runway 19R at 3;000 ft was hit by a green laser. Th...

Attributes
ACN	894169
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	SNA.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 7100
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

On a right downwind for 19R sna heading 020 at 3000 ft MSL; a brilliant green flash came through my front side window. I glanced out the window and could see a very bright green laser beam moving in tight circles being directed at our aircraft from the ground at our 3 o'clock position. I estimate the laser was 2-3 miles off our right side. I immediately looked away and reported it to socal approach. We were the second aircraft to get lazed in a 10 minute period. We landed 19R uneventfully. After deplaning I was approached by orange county law enforcement and made a report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An air carrier pilot on a right downwind for SNA Runway 19R at 3;000 FT was hit by a green laser. The reporter looked away and was not injured; this was the second aircraft in a short period of time to be targeted.

Narrative: On a right downwind for 19R SNA heading 020 at 3000 FT MSL; a brilliant green flash came through my front side window. I glanced out the window and could see a very bright green laser beam moving in tight circles being directed at our aircraft from the ground at our 3 o'clock position. I estimate the laser was 2-3 miles off our right side. I immediately looked away and reported it to SoCal Approach. We were the second aircraft to get lazed in a 10 minute period. We landed 19R uneventfully. After deplaning I was approached by Orange County Law enforcement and made a report.

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.

An air carrier pilot on a right downwind for sna runway 19R at 3;000 ft was hit by a green laser. The reporter looked away and was not injured; this was the second aircraft in a short period of time to be targeted.