A JetBlue pilot suffered a minor eye injury Sunday when a laser pointer shone into the plane, the airline confirmed.

Officials said a green laser shone through the windshield of JetBlue Flight 657. In air traffic control transmissions, someone in the cockpit is heard saying, “We were just beamed — approximately beamed — by Deer Park, New York.”

The plane, en route from Syracuse to JFK Airport, landed safely around 10 minutes later.

The co-pilot who had command of the plane at the time was sent to the hospital for a minor eye injury.

Aviation expert J.P. Tristani said what may seem like a minor prank a few hundred feet below could have devastating consequences.

“That momentary distraction, because you’re so focused inside the cockpit, can cause you to miss a radio call, can cause you to miss a warning light, can cause you to have a temporary blindness,” said Tristani.

The FAA and the FBI is investigating the incident, a law-enforcement source said. It’s been a federal crime since 2011 to point a laser at an aircraft.

(Source: NBC New York)