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First officer landing slvr reports being illuminated by a green laser from the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 903572 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SLVR.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Green laser very visible on initial approach to santa cruz; bolivia. Bright enough to make me think there was a green led flashlight in cockpit initially. Appeared to be southwest of vir VOR by a short distance. Two short illuminations each maybe 5-10 seconds; about 10 seconds apart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: First Officer landing SLVR reports being illuminated by a green laser from the ground.
Narrative: Green laser very visible on Initial Approach to Santa Cruz; Bolivia. Bright enough to make me think there was a green LED flashlight in cockpit initially. Appeared to be southwest of VIR VOR by a short distance. Two short illuminations each maybe 5-10 seconds; about 10 seconds apart.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.