<< >> NASA ASRS Report 652384, March 2005

General aviation pilots encounter a laser while conducting flight training at 4000 ft northeast of phk VOR.

Attributes
ACN	652384
Time
Date	200503
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : phk.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pbi.tracon
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Duchess 76
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 365 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	652384
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew

Narrative:

My student and I were in cruise and we both noticed a glare on our left passenger window. Both of us turned to look at what was causing it and saw a ground based laser which was striking our aircraft. It was turned off and then on a total of 3 times before it stopped. The fact that it was turned on and off more than once and that it struck us each time caused us to believe it was intentional. We reported it to approach. We believe it was someone just trying to show off or what they thought was joking around. It was blinding but not debilitating. Also; there were no NOTAMS out as well; as it was coming from a housing area which further caused us to believe it was intentional.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GENERAL AVIATION PILOTS ENCOUNTER A LASER WHILE CONDUCTING FLT TRAINING AT 4000 FT NE OF PHK VOR.

Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WERE IN CRUISE AND WE BOTH NOTICED A GLARE ON OUR L PAX WINDOW. BOTH OF US TURNED TO LOOK AT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT AND SAW A GND BASED LASER WHICH WAS STRIKING OUR ACFT. IT WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES BEFORE IT STOPPED. THE FACT THAT IT WAS TURNED ON AND OFF MORE THAN ONCE AND THAT IT STRUCK US EACH TIME CAUSED US TO BELIEVE IT WAS INTENTIONAL. WE RPTED IT TO APCH. WE BELIEVE IT WAS SOMEONE JUST TRYING TO SHOW OFF OR WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS JOKING AROUND. IT WAS BLINDING BUT NOT DEBILITATING. ALSO; THERE WERE NO NOTAMS OUT AS WELL; AS IT WAS COMING FROM A HOUSING AREA WHICH FURTHER CAUSED US TO BELIEVE IT WAS INTENTIONAL.

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.