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Air carrier captain reported that red and green lights (possibly christmas laser lights) illuminated the aircraft while on approach under new york TRACON control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1413296 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | N90.TRACON |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 23230 Flight Crew Type 3300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Laser |
Narrative:
While being vectored for an approach at 6;000 feet by new york TRACON; I noticed a sudden flash from my left just as we completed a turn. I instinctively looked left and noticed 2-3 quick flashes of green light that seemed like a laser that missed the aircraft followed by a short burst of red light that hit the aircraft. I reported the unauthorized laser illumination to the ATC controller who passed the info along to following aircraft. No injuries received. I then realized that due to the color and nature of the illumination as well as what seemed like a lower power than I would have anticipated; I figure what illuminated us was christmas laser lights pointing skyward. If this is the case then I might suggest that even though this was probably an unintentional situation the lights are very distracting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported that red and green lights (possibly Christmas laser lights) illuminated the aircraft while on approach under New York TRACON control.
Narrative: While being vectored for an approach at 6;000 feet by New York TRACON; I noticed a sudden flash from my left just as we completed a turn. I instinctively looked left and noticed 2-3 quick flashes of green light that seemed like a laser that missed the aircraft followed by a short burst of red light that hit the aircraft. I reported the unauthorized laser illumination to the ATC controller who passed the info along to following aircraft. No injuries received. I then realized that due to the color and nature of the illumination as well as what seemed like a lower power than I would have anticipated; I figure what illuminated us was Christmas laser lights pointing skyward. If this is the case then I might suggest that even though this was probably an unintentional situation the lights are very distracting.
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.