Narrative:

I'm a cfii and was instructing an IFR lesson; we were holding at lusey on the missed approach out of ILS 22 mmv and on our outbound leg we were hit by a green laser. I reported the incident to ATC and idented the transponder; then I turned off the taxi/landing/strobe lights and over flew the laser. Upon turning off the lights the laser lost us but I could still see where it was coming from. I over flew it; reported to portland approach then turned back all of the lights. Upon turning on the lights; the laser found us again. ATC asked for me to copy the phone number for the port of portland police and to call them. I called them and made a report; then portland TRACON called me back; we spoke and they asked me to call the sheriff in mcminnville; I did and gave them the best description that I could of where the laser could have come from. I realized after the fact that I may have broken a rule in turning off my taxi/landing/strobe lights while flying at night. That was not my intention; my intention was solely to remove myself as a visible target for the laser. I was in radar contact and knew that I was the only aircraft in the area; so I didn't think that there was a hazard in me turning my taxi/landing/strobe lights off; but while it made me harder for the laser operator to see; it made me harder for other aircraft to see. I realize that what I should have done was just immediately vacated the area and put the laser on my tail which is how I plan to conduct myself henceforth.

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Title: C172 instructor pilot reports being illuminated by a green laser during a night training flight. All exterior lights are turned off to evade the laser operator and the incident is reported to ATC and the local police.

Narrative: I'm a CFII and was instructing an IFR lesson; we were holding at LUSEY on the missed approach out of ILS 22 MMV and on our outbound leg we were hit by a green laser. I reported the incident to ATC and idented the transponder; then I turned off the taxi/landing/strobe lights and over flew the laser. Upon turning off the lights the laser lost us but I could still see where it was coming from. I over flew it; reported to Portland Approach then turned back all of the lights. Upon turning on the lights; the laser found us again. ATC asked for me to copy the phone number for the Port of Portland Police and to call them. I called them and made a report; then Portland TRACON called me back; we spoke and they asked me to call the Sheriff in McMinnville; I did and gave them the best description that I could of where the laser could have come from. I realized after the fact that I may have broken a rule in turning off my taxi/landing/strobe lights while flying at night. That was not my intention; my intention was solely to remove myself as a visible target for the laser. I was in Radar contact and knew that I was the only aircraft in the area; so I didn't think that there was a hazard in me turning my taxi/landing/strobe lights off; but while it made me harder for the laser operator to see; it made me harder for other aircraft to see. I realize that what I should have done was just immediately vacated the area and put the laser on my tail which is how I plan to conduct myself henceforth.

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.