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Pc-12 single pilot reported a laser event during final approach which caused the pilot to experience temporary night blindness.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1740418 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | GGW.Airport |
| State Reference | MT |
| 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 | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 52 Flight Crew Total 3100 Flight Crew Type 1867 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
As I was on my final approach to runway 30; an unknown person on the ground shined a green laser at the aircraft. The laser flashed my left eye and caused temporary night blindness. I turned the aircraft northeast to avoid the light; and selected an alternate runway 26 to land on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PC-12 Single Pilot reported a laser event during final approach which caused the Pilot to experience temporary night blindness.
Narrative: As I was on my final approach to Runway 30; an unknown person on the ground shined a green laser at the aircraft. The laser flashed my left eye and caused temporary night blindness. I turned the aircraft northeast to avoid the light; and selected an alternate Runway 26 to land on.
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.