# Incident 20150929016029I: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, Oakland, CA, September 29, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2015, 22:50 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N583FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N583FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (registry code 3023600, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F
- Reported engine: GE CF6-80 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150929016029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FDX582 EXPERIENCED A GREEN LASER ILLUMINATION EVENT ORIGINATING FROM THEIR 1 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE ON APPROACH TO RWY30 AT KOAK.  FOUR LASER EVENTS, APPROXIMATELY 4-5 SECONDS EACH RESULTED IN THE CREW EXPERIENCING TEARING, PRESSURE, AND BLIND SPOTS. THE CREW WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EYE EXAMS AND  BOTH PILOTS SHOWED SOME IRRITATION IN THEIR EYES.  THE DOCTOR RECOMMENDED THEY MONITOR THEMSELVES AND SEE AN EYE DOCTOR AT HOME IF THERE WAS ANY FURTHER DISCOMFORT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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