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Pilot of skydiving aircraft was refused altitude clearance over airway and jump area because of conflicting jet traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 128524 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 2w7 |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 51 flight time total : 1968 flight time type : 97 |
| ASRS Report | 128524 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I climbed through 4500' over devener airport, which is under V-143. I contacted ZNY on 132.20 and told them I was going to 11,500' with skydivers. (This is done every weekend.) the controller assigned me a transponder code and had me repeat altitude I planned to use for the jump run. Winds were 280/55 at 9000'. When climbing through 9000 the controller routed some IFR traffic nearby and asked me to maintain 270 degree. After a couple of mins, I requested to change the heading when the controller informed me he had 6 heavy jets coming west on V-143. He gave me a choice of waiting or going down to 9500'. He also told me not to turn east of my present position. 2 mins or so later, I asked for a heading change to 030 degree which he accepted, but winds being so strong, we did not anticipate the drift back toward V-143. This got the controller annoyed and he told me he did no longer want to handle me. I acknowledged but did not reset the transponder to 1200. Problem: short temper on controller's and my behalf in this case. I only saw 2 of the 6 airplanes. The controller deviated the IFR traffic away from me and I am not sure if I was legally forced to obey his instructions or if I was in my right to fly IFR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SKYDIVING ACFT WAS REFUSED ALT CLRNC OVER AIRWAY AND JUMP AREA BECAUSE OF CONFLICTING JET TRAFFIC.
Narrative: I CLIMBED THROUGH 4500' OVER DEVENER ARPT, WHICH IS UNDER V-143. I CONTACTED ZNY ON 132.20 AND TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO 11,500' WITH SKYDIVERS. (THIS IS DONE EVERY WEEKEND.) THE CTLR ASSIGNED ME A XPONDER CODE AND HAD ME REPEAT ALT I PLANNED TO USE FOR THE JUMP RUN. WINDS WERE 280/55 AT 9000'. WHEN CLIMBING THROUGH 9000 THE CTLR ROUTED SOME IFR TFC NEARBY AND ASKED ME TO MAINTAIN 270 DEG. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINS, I REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE HDG WHEN THE CTLR INFORMED ME HE HAD 6 HEAVY JETS COMING W ON V-143. HE GAVE ME A CHOICE OF WAITING OR GOING DOWN TO 9500'. HE ALSO TOLD ME NOT TO TURN E OF MY PRESENT POSITION. 2 MINS OR SO LATER, I ASKED FOR A HDG CHANGE TO 030 DEG WHICH HE ACCEPTED, BUT WINDS BEING SO STRONG, WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE THE DRIFT BACK TOWARD V-143. THIS GOT THE CTLR ANNOYED AND HE TOLD ME HE DID NO LONGER WANT TO HANDLE ME. I ACKNOWLEDGED BUT DID NOT RESET THE XPONDER TO 1200. PROBLEM: SHORT TEMPER ON CTLR'S AND MY BEHALF IN THIS CASE. I ONLY SAW 2 OF THE 6 AIRPLANES. THE CTLR DEVIATED THE IFR TFC AWAY FROM ME AND I AM NOT SURE IF I WAS LEGALLY FORCED TO OBEY HIS INSTRUCTIONS OR IF I WAS IN MY RIGHT TO FLY IFR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.