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Reporter in light aircraft objects to being spotlighted by ground beam from marine naval base at night with loss of night vision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 152019 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 4j6 |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : oak |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 139 |
| ASRS Report | 152019 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Departed st mary's with normal right turnout for flight to jacksonville. Marines at kingsbay naval base spotlighted aircraft through entire maneuver. I returned to airport and phoned complaint to duty officer. Took off a second time and had same problem. Aircraft was spotted for some 2 mi as it proceeded south, away from the base. Night vision was completely destroyed!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER IN LIGHT ACFT OBJECTS TO BEING SPOTLIGHTED BY GND BEAM FROM MARINE NAVAL BASE AT NIGHT WITH LOSS OF NIGHT VISION.
Narrative: DEPARTED ST MARY'S WITH NORMAL RIGHT TURNOUT FOR FLT TO JACKSONVILLE. MARINES AT KINGSBAY NAVAL BASE SPOTLIGHTED ACFT THROUGH ENTIRE MANEUVER. I RETURNED TO ARPT AND PHONED COMPLAINT TO DUTY OFFICER. TOOK OFF A SECOND TIME AND HAD SAME PROB. ACFT WAS SPOTTED FOR SOME 2 MI AS IT PROCEEDED S, AWAY FROM THE BASE. NIGHT VISION WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.