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Laser Flashed At Cockpit Of Airliner Leaves Pilot With Eye Injury
An American Airlines pilot required hospital treatment after someone flashed what was described as an intense green laser at the cockpit of a plane that was on approach to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
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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.
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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?
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