Laser blinds pilot landing at Durham Tees Valley
18.08.08
The pilot of a passenger plane was blinded by a laser device he came in to land at Durham Tees Valley Airport, the BBC reports. The plane landed safely after the co-pilot took the controls as it made its approach last night.
A Cleveland Police helicopter was also targeted with the laser as it searched an area around the airport. A police spokesman told the news service that a 19-year-old man had been arrested and charged with two counts of endangering aircraft.
The spokesman said: ‘The flight was coming in to land at Durham Tees Valley Airport when a laser device was shone into the cockpit. The pilot was temporarily blinded and the co-pilot landed the plane.'
‘When a police helicopter was sent to investigate, it too was targeted by the laser device. Officers on the ground arrested a 19-year-old man, who was outside the airport, and the device recovered.’
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