A pilot reported entering into a parachute jump zone while trying to increase the distance between t...

Narrative:

I was approaching (bxk) buckeye airport to enter the pattern for runway 17. I noticed a gyrocopter on downwind and decided to overly the runway to the other side of the airport to avoid him. As a result; I inadvertently over flew a parachute jump zone on the other side of the airport. This decision made at the last second was not a good one because it caused a conflict unnecessary with the parachute operation.what caused the problem was poor situational awareness and understanding that I should have a plan of action ahead of time to avoid conflict with traffic and specific airport operations. Had I pre-planned evasive action; I would know to make a 180 degree turn to the left away from traffic and away from the airport. This includes better pre-planning of the activities and operations at the intended airport of use. I learned it is not possible to make good last second decisions without having in mind a safe course of action to avoid conflict and you need already in mind all airport operations as a part of the plan to be able to take corrective actions that are safe and keep you and others out of harms way.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot reported entering into a parachute jump zone while trying to increase the distance between their aircraft and a gyrocopter at BXK.

Narrative: I was approaching (BXK) Buckeye Airport to enter the pattern for Runway 17. I noticed a gyrocopter on downwind and decided to overly the runway to the other side of the airport to avoid him. As a result; I inadvertently over flew a parachute jump zone on the other side of the airport. This decision made at the last second was not a good one because it caused a conflict unnecessary with the parachute operation.What caused the problem was poor situational awareness and understanding that I should have a plan of action ahead of time to avoid conflict with traffic and specific airport operations. Had I pre-planned evasive action; I would know to make a 180 degree turn to the left away from traffic and away from the airport. This includes better pre-planning of the activities and operations at the intended airport of use. I learned it is not possible to make good last second decisions without having in mind a safe course of action to avoid conflict and you need already in mind all airport operations as a part of the plan to be able to take corrective actions that are safe and keep you and others out of harms way.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1180197
Time
Date	201406
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	BXK.Airport
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Total 480 Flight Crew Type 300
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Miss Distance	Horizontal 2000

A pilot reported entering into a parachute jump zone while trying to increase the distance between their aircraft and a gyrocopter at bxk.