What happened
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On July 1, 2012 at approximately 01:11AM (CDT), while flying at 900 feet AGL over the north side of Amarillo, Texas, Texas dps helicopter #109 was struck by a green laser five times. There were three crewmembers onboard; the pilot, a tactical flight officer (tfo), and an intern. The pilot was able to identify the location of the laser and directed Amarillo police department officers to the location. The tfo onboard advised he had been hit in the left eye with the green laser. The tfo observed the green laser illuminate the helicopter a total of five times. The laser struck the tfo in the eyes two times. The pilot was struck in the eyes once and the Texas dps intern was struck twice. The Amarillo police department drove to the location radioed by the helicopter pilot, identified the person responsible for the laser illumination and confiscated the laser.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 1, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 01:11AM (CDT), WHILE FLYING AT 900 FEET AGL OVER THE NORTH SIDE OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, TEXAS DPS HELICOPTER #109 WAS STRUCK BY A GREEN LASER FIVE TIMES. THERE WERE THREE CREWMEMBERS ONBOARD; THE PILOT, A TACTICAL FLIGHT OFFICER (TFO), AND AN INTERN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF THE LASER AND DIRECTED AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS TO THE LOCATION. THE TFO ONBOARD ADVISED HE HAD BEEN HIT IN THE LEFT EYE WITH THE GREEN LASER. THE TFO OBSERVED THE GREEN LASER ILLUMINATE THE HELICOPTER A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. THE LASER STRUCK THE TFO IN THE EYES TWO TIMES. THE PILOT WAS STRUCK IN THE EYES ONCE AND THE TEXAS DPS INTERN WAS STRUCK TWICE. THE AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT DROVE TO THE LOCATION RADIOED BY THE HELICOPTER PILOT, IDENTIFIED THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LASER ILLUMINATION AND CONFISCATED THE LASER.
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