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A B757 flight crew reported that on approach to phx the captain was struck in the left eye with a laser. It temporarily degraded his vision enough that he turned the approach and landing over to the first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 940600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201103 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHX.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 11200 Flight Crew Type 3600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
At approximately 1;500 AGL approximately konte on final to runway 25L encountered a green laser contact in my left eye. [I took] approximately two seconds to realize what it was. Started with small spot in eye that by 500 ft AGL had progressed to almost complete degradation of the vision in the eye; and had to turn the aircraft over to first officer for landing. Vision continued bad for about one hour before returning to normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 flight crew reported that on approach to PHX the Captain was struck in the left eye with a laser. It temporarily degraded his vision enough that he turned the approach and landing over to the First Officer.
Narrative: At approximately 1;500 AGL approximately KONTE on final to Runway 25L encountered a green laser contact in my left eye. [I took] approximately two seconds to realize what it was. Started with small spot in eye that by 500 FT AGL had progressed to almost complete degradation of the vision in the eye; and had to turn the aircraft over to First Officer for landing. Vision continued bad for about one hour before returning to normal.
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.