Laser Flashed At Cockpit Of Airliner Leaves Pilot With Eye Injury

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(November 24, 2008)—An American Airlines pilot was taken to an Austin hospital Saturday evening after someone flashed what was described as an intense green laser at the cockpit of a plane that was on approach for a landing at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, according to an incident log posted on the Federal Aviation Administration Web Site

It happened when the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 was about 10 minutes out from the airport on a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

The plane landed safely just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

FAA Web Site

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Posted by: jennifer Location: waco on Nov 26, 2008 at 11:25 AM
To Joseph: then why do you continue to come to this site to get your news and post comments if they make too many mistakes to be taken seriously?????

Posted by: Kris Location: Waco on Nov 26, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Now that the article has been properly proofread, I wonder where in the heck this laser came from, was it purposely directed at the plane or an accident? WTH?

Posted by: Louise Location: Hewitt on Nov 26, 2008 at 05:55 AM
Error....No error.... The point is that the pilot could have been seriously injured, or worse yet the plane could have been brought down by this stupidity. Are we missing the point here?

Posted by: Heart-Of-Texas Location: Waco on Nov 25, 2008 at 11:21 AM
What do you expect with Text-Messaging?? People can't read, write, spell, or talk, and It's going to get worse!!! Back-To-The-Future!!!! PS; Read, wright, right, rite??,, Said the Blind-Man to the Deaf-Man that couldn't hear,, here!!

Posted by: Yep Location: Cove on Nov 25, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Thanks "C" I was debating on pointing out the obvious to the two trolls below but I think you took care of it just fine.

Posted by: c Location: Copperas Cove on Nov 25, 2008 at 07:54 AM
To Joseph, the first to comment, maybe you should learn to read left to right, not right to left. THe artical actually says the laser was flashed into the cabin while the plane WAS ON APPROACH FOR LANDING AND WAS ABOUT 10 MINUTES OUT. Yes KWTX makes mistakes, like we all do, but this time it wasn't KWTX, it was your rendition of the artical. Over all KWTX is a pretty good site and reading the comments always gives me a good laugh. Also shining a laser at an aircraft, or Emergency Services Worker (Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS) is a crime. Hope they get the one(s) responsible, this could have been a disaster!

Posted by: Dave Location: Waco on Nov 25, 2008 at 06:59 AM
This was done in a Tom Clancy novel

Posted by: Sandra Location: Central Texas on Nov 25, 2008 at 05:58 AM
To An, Dave, SN and Joseph. Gee it must be nice to be perfect and never EVER make mistakes! If you dont like to read the srticles on this website, please feel free to go else where! GEEZ

Posted by: Don Location: Texas on Nov 25, 2008 at 03:28 AM
Give them a break. These are probably young people trying to make it big in the news business. They probably passed the TAS or TAKS test to graduate, but that still doesn't mean they can read or write.

Posted by: Anonymous on Nov 24, 2008 at 09:28 PM
they must be from bell mead texas. all that lives here are retards and meth heads!

Posted by: Dave Location: Killeen on Nov 24, 2008 at 05:52 PM
I thought maybe I was the only one saw that.

Posted by: Sn Location: College Station on Nov 24, 2008 at 05:19 PM
Joseph, you are right! that doesnt make sense! Sounds like some of the articles that KBTX puts out....but then they are sister stations!

Posted by: Joseph Location: Temple on Nov 24, 2008 at 03:54 PM
This doesn't make any sense: It happened when the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 landed was about 10 minutes out from the airport KWTX strikes again!

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