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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna Caravan · Dublin, TX · October 7, 2023

Date: October 7, 2023 · 19:30 local
Place: Dublin, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MT9A
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4687B
Reported as: Cessna Caravan
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N4687BRegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0167 Airframe modelCessna 208B

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.

Operators flight was near Dublin, Texas at 1730 when the pilot was struck in the right eye by a green laser. At 1738 pilot relayed to ATC that his eye sight was improving. ATC contacted Dublin police but no one was located using a laser. 1753 ATC asked the pilot if his eye sight returned and he yes. Aircraft contiued to dfw and landed without incident.

A conversation with operators chief pilot revealed the pilots vision was back to normal without any further effects.

As the FAA filed it

OPERATORS FLIGHT WAS NEAR DUBLIN, TEXAS AT 1730 WHEN THE PILOT WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT EYE BY A GREEN LASER. AT 1738 PILOT RELAYED TO ATC THAT HIS EYE SIGHT WAS IMPROVING. ATC CONTACTED DUBLIN POLICE BUT NO ONE WAS LOCATED USING A LASER. 1753 ATC ASKED THE PILOT IF HIS EYE SIGHT RETURNED AND HE YES. AIRCRAFT CONTIUED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

A CONVERSATION WITH OPERATORS CHIEF PILOT REVEALED THE PILOTS VISION WAS BACK TO NORMAL WITHOUT ANY FURTHER EFFECTS.