Pilot on night approach had a light shined in his eyes from a person on the ground. Pilot knows the ...

Attributes
ACN	340447
Time
Date	199607
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : s42
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 525 msl bound upper : 525
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	340447
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On jul/mon/96, approximately XA00 local during final approach to land on runway 35 at apex airport, silverdale, wa, a light was shined in my eyes by someone on the ground. This caused my night vision to deteriorate making my landing very difficult. Again on jul/sat/96, during takeoff from runway 35 at approximately XB30 local I again had a light shined in my eyes causing loss of night vision. I made a 180 degree turn to return to land. It was found that mr X was the person who was using the light. Mr X is a licensed pilot and an ia. This act could have caused serious injury not only to myself, but to persons on the ground. This was not an act to enhance safety but a deliberate act that could have caused loss of life. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter contacted to find out if the person has continued to shine lights in his eyes on night flight. Reporter was asked why this person did that and he said he guessed that the other person didn't like him flying at night. He was asked if there were any restrs to night flying and he said no. He also said that the person on the ground shining the light on him was a certified FAA a&P as well as a licensed pilot. He was counseled that if that type of incident occurred in the future, he should contact the local FSDO or sheriff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ON NIGHT APCH HAD A LIGHT SHINED IN HIS EYES FROM A PERSON ON THE GND. PLT KNOWS THE PERSON WHO IS A PLT HIMSELF AS WELL AS AN FAA IA DESIGNEE. CALLBACK TO RPTR REVEALED NO REPEAT EVENTS SINCE THE RPT.

Narrative: ON JUL/MON/96, APPROX XA00 LCL DURING FINAL APCH TO LAND ON RWY 35 AT APEX ARPT, SILVERDALE, WA, A LIGHT WAS SHINED IN MY EYES BY SOMEONE ON THE GND. THIS CAUSED MY NIGHT VISION TO DETERIORATE MAKING MY LNDG VERY DIFFICULT. AGAIN ON JUL/SAT/96, DURING TKOF FROM RWY 35 AT APPROX XB30 LCL I AGAIN HAD A LIGHT SHINED IN MY EYES CAUSING LOSS OF NIGHT VISION. I MADE A 180 DEG TURN TO RETURN TO LAND. IT WAS FOUND THAT MR X WAS THE PERSON WHO WAS USING THE LIGHT. MR X IS A LICENSED PLT AND AN IA. THIS ACT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY NOT ONLY TO MYSELF, BUT TO PERSONS ON THE GND. THIS WAS NOT AN ACT TO ENHANCE SAFETY BUT A DELIBERATE ACT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF LIFE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR CONTACTED TO FIND OUT IF THE PERSON HAS CONTINUED TO SHINE LIGHTS IN HIS EYES ON NIGHT FLT. RPTR WAS ASKED WHY THIS PERSON DID THAT AND HE SAID HE GUESSED THAT THE OTHER PERSON DIDN'T LIKE HIM FLYING AT NIGHT. HE WAS ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RESTRS TO NIGHT FLYING AND HE SAID NO. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE PERSON ON THE GND SHINING THE LIGHT ON HIM WAS A CERTIFIED FAA A&P AS WELL AS A LICENSED PLT. HE WAS COUNSELED THAT IF THAT TYPE OF INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE FUTURE, HE SHOULD CONTACT THE LCL FSDO OR SHERIFF.

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.

Pilot on night approach had a light shined in his eyes from a person on the ground. Pilot knows the person who is a pilot himself as well as an FAA ia designee. Callback to reporter revealed no repeat events since the report.