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Pilot reports laser focus

CLEVELAND: Authorities are investigating a mysterious laser beam that was directed into the cockpit of a commercial jet travelling at more than 2,591 metres. The beam appeared on Monday when the plane was about 24.1 km from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, the FBI said. ``It was in there for several seconds like (the plane) was being tracked,'' said the FBI. The pilot was able to land the plane, and air traffic controllers used radar to determine the laser came from a residential area in suburban Warrensville Heights. Mr. Hawk said the laser had to have been fairly sophisticated to track a plane travelling at that altitude. There have been several reports of lasers directed at commercial flights in the past year, the FBI said. The beams can distract or temporarily blind a pilot.

— AP

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