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B737-800 first officer reported being targeted by a 'very powerful' laser on final to mdst that caused some physical issues with his right eye.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1280647 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MDST.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Aircraft targeted and hit by very powerful green laser on final approach; first officer flying. Cockpit was lit up and I ducked low in seat as PF with auto pilot (ap) on approach. Uneventful landing sti (mdst). Afterwards; my right eye started watering slight red and pulsing. I am going to have it checked out by a doctor.police in sti advised us two other [air carrier] aircraft were hit prior to us. Advanced warning may have prevented us from being vulnerable to attack and better prepared for a laser encounter. For safety sake this must be put on ATIS; or relayed by ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 FO reported being targeted by a 'very powerful' laser on final to MDST that caused some physical issues with his right eye.
Narrative: Aircraft targeted and hit by very powerful green laser on final approach; FO flying. Cockpit was lit up and I ducked low in seat as PF with Auto Pilot (AP) on approach. Uneventful landing STI (MDST). Afterwards; my right eye started watering slight red and pulsing. I am going to have it checked out by a doctor.Police in STI advised us two other [air carrier] aircraft were hit prior to us. Advanced warning may have prevented us from being vulnerable to attack and better prepared for a laser encounter. For safety sake this must be put on ATIS; or relayed by ATC.
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.