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GA pilot reported a bright spotlight was shining on his aircraft during a night visual approach to runway 32 at eagles nest airport (31E); a privately-owned airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1524406 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | 31E.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Somebody on the ground; just to the right of the final approach course to runway 32 at approximately 1.6 nm was shining a bright spotlight on my aircraft as I was on final to land. The light was distracting and could have resulted in an accident. After landing; I became aware of signage in the FBO saying night ops should be limited to landing on 14 and departing on 32 to avoid a local neighborhood. There were no such indications in the NOTAMS or airfield directory. I assume the spotlight was being used by a neighbor unhappy with night ops; but his/her method could prove to be lethal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA pilot reported a bright spotlight was shining on his aircraft during a night visual approach to Runway 32 at Eagles Nest Airport (31E); a privately-owned airport.
Narrative: Somebody on the ground; just to the right of the final approach course to Runway 32 at approximately 1.6 nm was shining a bright spotlight on my aircraft as I was on final to land. The light was distracting and could have resulted in an accident. After landing; I became aware of signage in the FBO saying night ops should be limited to landing on 14 and departing on 32 to avoid a local neighborhood. There were no such indications in the NOTAMS or airfield directory. I assume the spotlight was being used by a neighbor unhappy with night ops; but his/her method could prove to be lethal.
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.