Dallas Strip Clubs: Southwest Airlines pilot dazzled by Bombshells club
The light on the roof of Bombshells club flooded the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines plane. Picture: Williamcho from Flickr
A SPINNING searchlight on top of a Dallas strip club has sparked security fears after it dazzled a pilot as he prepared to land.
The powerful light on the roof of the Bombshells club in Dallas, Texas, flooded the cockpit of a Southwest Airlines jet as it prepared to land at Love Field Airport, myFOXdfw.com reports.
The incident happened when the flight was on final approach, about 305m off the ground and a couple miles from the runway, officials said.
The pilot then radioed to the control tower to report a laser strike, a dangerous situation in which a laser beam strikes the cockpit, possibly causing temporary blindness.
“You have the potential of causing the pilot a problem. In fact, there have been occasions where the pilot, who was landed the aircraft, got hit by a laser and the co-pilot ended up having to complete the landing,” Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representative Lynn Lunsford said.