C172 instructor with student reports sighting a skydiver under canopy in the practice area and turns...

Attributes
ACN	1146345
Time
Date	201401
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Twin Otter DHC-6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Other Launched Jumpers
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 1000 Flight Crew Type 400
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Miss Distance	Horizontal 300 Vertical 300

Narrative:

I was flying with a student on a local training sortie in the east practice area squawking VFR at approximately 3;000 ft in class east airspace while monitoring tower frequency and performing required maneuvers with said student. While clearing for a power-on stall we looked out and observed a parachutist approximately 700 ft away co-altitude. I immediately took the aircraft and turned away from the parachutist with a 180 degree turn. Upon rolling out and flying for approximately two minutes to clear the area; we began a clearing turn for a power-on stall and saw the jump aircraft rapidly peeling away from our 6 o'clock at approximately 300 ft. I took the aircraft again and did an evasive maneuver from this close-in threat. After that maneuver and clearing the area again we finished our profile and landed. Upon landing I understand that the jump plane had flown close enough to get my tail number (well within 500 ft) without communicating to me; so that he could call and voice a complaint over my presence during his jump. There were no notams regarding the jump activity that day and there was no mention of it on the tower frequency I was monitoring.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 instructor with student reports sighting a skydiver under canopy in the practice area and turns away. A few minutes later the jump plane is detected in loose formation; attempting to obtain a tail number. There were no NOTAMs.

Narrative: I was flying with a student on a local training sortie in the east practice area squawking VFR at approximately 3;000 FT in class E airspace while monitoring Tower frequency and performing required maneuvers with said student. While clearing for a power-on stall we looked out and observed a parachutist approximately 700 FT away co-altitude. I immediately took the aircraft and turned away from the parachutist with a 180 degree turn. Upon rolling out and flying for approximately two minutes to clear the area; we began a clearing turn for a power-on stall and saw the jump aircraft rapidly peeling away from our 6 o'clock at approximately 300 FT. I took the aircraft again and did an evasive maneuver from this close-in threat. After that maneuver and clearing the area again we finished our profile and landed. Upon landing I understand that the jump plane had flown close enough to get my tail number (well within 500 FT) without communicating to me; so that he could call and voice a complaint over my presence during his jump. There were no NOTAMs regarding the jump activity that day and there was no mention of it on the Tower frequency I was monitoring.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

C172 instructor with student reports sighting a skydiver under canopy in the practice area and turns away. A few minutes later the jump plane is detected in loose formation; attempting to obtain a tail number. There were no notams.