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Air carrier captain reports being illuminated by a green laser on a four mile final to runway 29 at oak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 900703 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | OAK.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
While on final approach to runway 29 into oak on a four mile final; our airplane got hit with a powerful green laser. Myself and the first officer (pilot flying) noticed that a green light illuminated the flight deck. After noticing the light we all turned to find the source of the light which happened to be a powerful green laser pointed at our aircraft. We looked away and reported it to the tower; then continued our approach with no further consequences and a safe landing. It happened because people have nothing better to do other than to play with lasers and point them at landing aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reports being illuminated by a green laser on a four mile final to Runway 29 at OAK.
Narrative: While on final approach to Runway 29 into OAK on a four mile final; our airplane got hit with a powerful green laser. Myself and the First Officer (pilot flying) noticed that a green light illuminated the flight deck. After noticing the light we all turned to find the source of the light which happened to be a powerful green laser pointed at our aircraft. We looked away and reported it to the Tower; then continued our approach with no further consequences and a safe landing. It happened because people have nothing better to do other than to play with lasers and point them at landing aircraft.
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.