Nov. 08--EAST CORONA, N.Y. -- The Federal Aviation Administration is looking for whoever is shining green lasers at planes landing at LaGuardia.

Aviation experts tell PIX11 news that landing is the most crucial time for a pilot, and potentially one of the most dangerous.

"Landing is crucial, and if it changes from momentary blindness then you have a real problem," says John Trisani, an aviation expert.

Six pilots landing over the weekend reported lasers shined directly into their cockpits from the ground. The pilots reports all came from about five miles south west of the airport ? putting the laser bandit somewhere in Queens or Brooklyn.

To make matters worse, the six planes landing came into runway four at the airport, which is the most difficult to land on because it's shorter than the others.

Laser strikes have increased from two-hundred and eighty three in 2005 to a whopping 2800 this year, partly because of how cheap and available the lasers are.

PIX11 walked into a local electronics store and bought a laser that can shoot up to ten-thousand feet, for fifty dollars.

The FAA is asking for you to report and suspicious laser activity you may see to the NYPD.

If the laser bandit is caught, they face a hefty fine of eleven grand.

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