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B757-200 flight crew reports flash from green laser light 7NM southeast of sjc while on visual approach. Flight crew lands safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 751934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sjc.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 751934 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
During our night visual approach to runway 30L sjc; we encountered a ground based flash from a green colored laser. The laser appeared from the ground at approximately 7 mi from the runway and from the northeast side of the final approach course. The laser flash was momentary and neither pilot suffered direct exposure. The event was reported to the sjc tower controller. The approach continued without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 FLT CREW REPORTS FLASH FROM GREEN LASER LIGHT 7NM SE OF SJC WHILE ON VISUAL APPROACH. FLT CREW LANDS SAFELY.
Narrative: DURING OUR NIGHT VISUAL APCH TO RWY 30L SJC; WE ENCOUNTERED A GND BASED FLASH FROM A GREEN COLORED LASER. THE LASER APPEARED FROM THE GND AT APPROX 7 MI FROM THE RWY AND FROM THE NE SIDE OF THE FINAL APCH COURSE. THE LASER FLASH WAS MOMENTARY AND NEITHER PLT SUFFERED DIRECT EXPOSURE. THE EVENT WAS RPTED TO THE SJC TWR CTLR. THE APCH CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.