20070602008009I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Bell 430 · Boise, ID · June 2, 2007

Date
June 2, 2007 · 23:28 local
Place
Boise, ID
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GAKA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N430SL
Reported as
Bell 430
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total500 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After departing the Idaho helicopter facility (boi) for the st. lukes helipad in meridian Idaho, the pilot privacy data omitted was notified by ATC that a northwest A320 was just struck by a ground based green laser. Approximately 2.5 miles from the end of runway 10R, the pilot's privacy data omitted helicopter was also struck by a green laser. He was able to look away and close his eyes momentarily to avoid direct contact with the laser. He immediately informed ATC of the incident. ATC asked if he could locate the source of the laser and get a GPS fix on the location. The pilot privacy data omitted was able to get the GPS fix as well as observe individuals at the location. At the request of ATC he remained at the location and directed law enforcement to the residence. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING THE IDAHO HELICOPTER FACILITY (BOI) FOR THE ST. LUKES HELIPAD IN MERIDIAN IDAHO, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOTIFIED BY ATC THAT A NORTHWEST A320 WAS JUST STRUCK BY A GROUND BASED GREEN LASER. APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 10R, THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HELICOPTER WAS ALSO STRUCK BY A GREEN LASER. HE WAS ABLE TO LOOK AWAY AND CLOSE HIS EYES MOMENTARILY TO AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE LASER. HE IMMEDIATELY INFORMED ATC OF THE INCIDENT. ATC ASKED IF HE COULD LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE LASER AND GET A GPS FIX ON THE LOCATION. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO GET THE GPS FIX AS WELL AS OBSERVE INDIVIDUALS AT THE LOCATION. AT THE REQUEST OF ATC HE REMAINED AT THE LOCATION AND DIRECTED LAW ENFORCEMENT TO THE RESIDENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^