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Beech 1900 captain reports the new solar power plant southwest of las vegas is a visual hazard while flying the CRESO3 arrival to las.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1182901 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201406 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAS.VORTAC |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR CRESO3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 9600 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Extreme solar glare from a solar power plant creates a hazard for pilots flying the CRESO3 arrival into las vegas. Route segments from danby - saras - whigg - creso cause aircraft to fly directly toward/overfly the new solar power plant. Light reflected from the mirrors and the central towers is blinding; making it difficult to visually clear the airspace. Additionally; the bright light creates 'sun spots' in the pilot's vision. I fly this route several times a week and have experienced these hazards every time the sun is visible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Beech 1900 Captain reports the new solar power plant southwest of Las Vegas is a visual hazard while flying the CRESO3 arrival to LAS.
Narrative: Extreme solar glare from a solar power plant creates a hazard for pilots flying the CRESO3 arrival into Las Vegas. Route segments from DANBY - SARAS - WHIGG - CRESO cause aircraft to fly directly toward/overfly the new solar power plant. Light reflected from the mirrors and the central towers is blinding; making it difficult to visually clear the airspace. Additionally; the bright light creates 'sun spots' in the pilot's vision. I fly this route several times a week and have experienced these hazards every time the sun is visible.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.