<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1010413, May 2012

An instructor pilot and his student were momentarily blinded by a green laser while in level flight at 4;500 MSL.

Attributes
ACN	1010413
Time
Date	201205
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	DAB.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	DA42 Twin Star
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 170 Flight Crew Total 1150 Flight Crew Type 210
Events
Anomaly	Other Laser

Narrative:

Tonight while level at 4;500 ft; we (student and instructor) were blinded for 3-4 seconds by a green laser approximately 10 miles south/southeast of sgj. The laser came from a residential community immediately west of the main beach road on the beach side of st. Augustine. The laser illuminated; found our aircraft; and then remained trained on our aircraft for 3-4 seconds. While we were not harmed; we were blinded and our night vision remained obscured for a short while after. It took a few minutes to become fully acclimated to night flying again.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Instructor pilot and his Student were momentarily blinded by a green laser while in level flight at 4;500 MSL.

Narrative: Tonight while level at 4;500 FT; we (Student and Instructor) were blinded for 3-4 seconds by a green laser approximately 10 miles south/southeast of SGJ. The laser came from a residential community immediately west of the main beach road on the beach side of St. Augustine. The laser illuminated; found our aircraft; and then remained trained on our aircraft for 3-4 seconds. While we were not harmed; we were blinded and our night vision remained obscured for a short while after. It took a few minutes to become fully acclimated to night flying again.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.