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A small aircraft pilot intercepting V21 southwest bound from hnd was temporarily blinded by the ivanpah solar field reflective glare.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1353100 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | 0L7.Airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Airway V21 |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 1200 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Solar glare from ivanpah dry lake solar power plant. Unable to maintain VFR due to solar glare. Had to go on instruments for approximately 2 minutes due to blinding cockpit illumination. Southwest bound intercepting V21.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A small aircraft pilot intercepting V21 southwest bound from HND was temporarily blinded by the Ivanpah Solar Field reflective glare.
Narrative: Solar glare from Ivanpah Dry Lake Solar Power Plant. Unable to maintain VFR due to solar glare. Had to go on instruments for approximately 2 minutes due to blinding cockpit illumination. Southwest bound intercepting V21.
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.