Narrative:

Turning final on approach to runway 13R at dal over the mix master at about 2030 ft; I was distraction by a very intense; rapidly flashing white light that lasted about 5 seconds or less. There was no blindness or other problems associated with the light other than the distraction and a temporary 'fuzzy' feeling in my left eye. My vision did not seem to be impaired other than the strange feeling in my left eye. My first officer did not notice the light; probably because we were in a left turn and he was belly up to the source of the light. I did not report the incident to tower at the time. The source area for the light appeared to come from just southwest of the mix master and north of the cve VOR in a warehouse district.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 CAPT TURNING FINAL APCH TO DAL RWY 13R IS DISTR BY A BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT EMANATING FROM THE GND.

Narrative: TURNING FINAL ON APCH TO RWY 13R AT DAL OVER THE MIX MASTER AT ABOUT 2030 FT; I WAS DISTR BY A VERY INTENSE; RAPIDLY FLASHING WHITE LIGHT THAT LASTED ABOUT 5 SECONDS OR LESS. THERE WAS NO BLINDNESS OR OTHER PROBS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIGHT OTHER THAN THE DISTR AND A TEMPORARY 'FUZZY' FEELING IN MY L EYE. MY VISION DID NOT SEEM TO BE IMPAIRED OTHER THAN THE STRANGE FEELING IN MY L EYE. MY FO DID NOT NOTICE THE LIGHT; PROBABLY BECAUSE WE WERE IN A L TURN AND HE WAS BELLY UP TO THE SOURCE OF THE LIGHT. I DID NOT RPT THE INCIDENT TO TWR AT THE TIME. THE SOURCE AREA FOR THE LIGHT APPEARED TO COME FROM JUST SW OF THE MIX MASTER AND N OF THE CVE VOR IN A WAREHOUSE DISTRICT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.