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A C90 skydiving jump pilot at 14;500 feet attempted to avoid dropping his jumpers on a cloud at about 6;000 feet but was told after landing the divers had penetrated the cloud.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1196787 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201408 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Other Part 105 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 65 Flight Crew Total 2300 Flight Crew Type 305 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
While climbing to altitude over jump zone; I observed a large cloud moving over the airport. The cloud was at approximately 6;000 feet; and estimated 1 mile by 1/2 mile in diameter. Approximately 500 to 700 feet in depth. As we approached our exit point for the skydivers; I noticed part of the cloud was still over the airport. I advised the jumpers in the aircraft that there was a cloud in the vicinity of the airport and to let me know which way to adjust my flight path in order to ensure cloud clearance. When I was on jump run and turned the exit light on; 5 experienced jumpers exited the aircraft. As the tandem instructors approached the door; they advised me to go around and offset jump run slightly to the west to avoid the cloud. The remaining jumpers exited the airplane.when I landed; I was advised by an observer on the ground that the first 5 jumpers had penetrated the cloud. An announcement was made to the entire drop zone that disregard for cloud clearance requirements would not be tolerated and everyone was warned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C90 skydiving jump pilot at 14;500 feet attempted to avoid dropping his jumpers on a cloud at about 6;000 feet but was told after landing the divers had penetrated the cloud.
Narrative: While climbing to altitude over jump zone; I observed a large cloud moving over the airport. The cloud was at approximately 6;000 feet; and estimated 1 mile by 1/2 mile in diameter. Approximately 500 to 700 feet in depth. As we approached our exit point for the skydivers; I noticed part of the cloud was still over the airport. I advised the jumpers in the aircraft that there was a cloud in the vicinity of the airport and to let me know which way to adjust my flight path in order to ensure cloud clearance. When I was on jump run and turned the exit light on; 5 experienced jumpers exited the aircraft. As the tandem instructors approached the door; they advised me to go around and offset jump run slightly to the west to avoid the cloud. The remaining jumpers exited the airplane.When I landed; I was advised by an Observer on the ground that the first 5 jumpers had penetrated the cloud. An announcement was made to the entire drop zone that disregard for cloud clearance requirements would not be tolerated and everyone was warned.
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.