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A320 captain reports his cockpit being targeted by a green laser at 11;000 ft northeast of sjc approaching sfo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 900225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 135 Flight Crew Total 9345 Flight Crew Type 2173 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Condition night VMC about 5 to 10 NM northeast of cedes intersection on a heading of roughly 300 degrees; descending from 12;000 to 11;000 ft. The flight crew experienced a green laser illumination sighted at the aircraft for approximately 3 to 4 seconds. The laser broadcast four or five sweeps with two direct sightings in the cockpit. The captain received direct exposure to the left eye. The event was reported to nct approach as a PIREP. Also; the laser illumination was reported to the company after landing. The source of the laser appeared to be ground based from the vicinity of the northern san jose or milpitas area at a distance of 5 SM due north of the san jose international airport. After noting the area and street locations; a local road map revealed the source area to be berryessa creek park. The aircraft continued the approach and landing without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reports his cockpit being targeted by a green laser at 11;000 FT northeast of SJC approaching SFO.
Narrative: Condition night VMC about 5 to 10 NM northeast of CEDES Intersection on a heading of roughly 300 degrees; descending from 12;000 to 11;000 FT. The flight crew experienced a green laser illumination sighted at the aircraft for approximately 3 to 4 seconds. The laser broadcast four or five sweeps with two direct sightings in the cockpit. The Captain received direct exposure to the left eye. The event was reported to NCT Approach as a PIREP. Also; the laser illumination was reported to the Company after landing. The source of the laser appeared to be ground based from the vicinity of the northern San Jose or Milpitas area at a distance of 5 SM due north of the San Jose International Airport. After noting the area and street locations; a local road map revealed the source area to be Berryessa Creek Park. The aircraft continued the approach and landing without further incident.
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.