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General aviation pilot reported a newly installed solar panel left of sql runway 30 at mid-field that caused a blinding reflection during landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1456963 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SQL.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Single Engine Turboprop Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Sea Flight Crew Rotorcraft Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Glider |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 44 Flight Crew Total 3189 Flight Crew Type 973 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Beyond the threshold of runway 30 (while over the runway); I was temporarily yet severely blinded by the sun's reflection off of a recently installed solar panel located on the left mid-field of runway 30. The solar panel is positioned in such a way that it reflects direct sunlight directly at landing aircraft. This is an absolute hazard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: General aviation pilot reported a newly installed solar panel left of SQL Runway 30 at mid-field that caused a blinding reflection during landing.
Narrative: Beyond the threshold of Runway 30 (while over the runway); I was temporarily yet severely blinded by the sun's reflection off of a recently installed solar panel located on the left mid-field of Runway 30. The solar panel is positioned in such a way that it reflects direct sunlight directly at landing aircraft. This is an absolute hazard.
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.