# Incident 20230322004829I: Cessna 560XL, Harrisburg, PA, March 22, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2023, 02:57 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Airport: Middletown
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2759° N, 76.8850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2759&lon=-76.8850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N673W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N673W-2026-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 560XL (registry code 2076702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-560xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 series (registry code 52154, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw545-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW545 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230322004829I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT IN VMC CONDITIONS AT 10,000 FEET  AT APPROXIMATELY 0257 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A GREEN LAZER BEAM.  THE BEAM ENTERED THE COCKPIT ON THE LEFT SIDE A STRUCK THE CAPTAIN IN THE LEFT EYE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION AND THE CO-PILOT WAS REQUIRED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE PILOT WAS EXAMINED BY A DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY AND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY .

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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