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Present policy on issuing parachute jumping NOTAMS is not in accordance with federal aviation regulation 105.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 168776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199101 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc artcc : zdv |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zzz |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 168777 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At present the rule on issuing parachute jumping NOTAMS are that they are issued under the nearest en route navigation aid with a fix-radial-distance, if that point is within 25 NM. If it is not, then it is to the nearest public use airport with no direction from that airport, thus giving the appearance that the jumping is taking place at the airport. This is 1 safety problem. Another is that the automated FSS model 1 or model 1FC suppresses all en route airports on route briefings, thus paja NOTAMS for those airports are not displayed and an aircraft could fly right into jumping and never be told about it. All parachute jumping NOTAMS should be to the nearest en route NAVAID, no matter how far it is from that NAVAID, and then they will be displayed on the en route briefings. The size of the drop zone should be included. It currently does not. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter advised that the current FAA policy is different from the requirements of far 105. The present parachute jumping NOTAM information has been in effect since 9/90. FSS local management and regional office personnel have been trying to get FAA headquarters to change to a better method of displaying parachute jumping information to pilots as well as controllers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PRESENT POLICY ON ISSUING PARACHUTE JUMPING NOTAMS IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL AVIATION REG 105.
Narrative: AT PRESENT THE RULE ON ISSUING PARACHUTE JUMPING NOTAMS ARE THAT THEY ARE ISSUED UNDER THE NEAREST ENRTE NAVIGATION AID WITH A FIX-RADIAL-DISTANCE, IF THAT POINT IS WITHIN 25 NM. IF IT IS NOT, THEN IT IS TO THE NEAREST PUBLIC USE ARPT WITH NO DIRECTION FROM THAT ARPT, THUS GIVING THE APPEARANCE THAT THE JUMPING IS TAKING PLACE AT THE ARPT. THIS IS 1 SAFETY PROB. ANOTHER IS THAT THE AUTOMATED FSS MODEL 1 OR MODEL 1FC SUPPRESSES ALL ENRTE ARPTS ON RTE BRIEFINGS, THUS PAJA NOTAMS FOR THOSE ARPTS ARE NOT DISPLAYED AND AN ACFT COULD FLY RIGHT INTO JUMPING AND NEVER BE TOLD ABOUT IT. ALL PARACHUTE JUMPING NOTAMS SHOULD BE TO THE NEAREST ENRTE NAVAID, NO MATTER HOW FAR IT IS FROM THAT NAVAID, AND THEN THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE ENRTE BRIEFINGS. THE SIZE OF THE DROP ZONE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. IT CURRENTLY DOES NOT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR ADVISED THAT THE CURRENT FAA POLICY IS DIFFERENT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF FAR 105. THE PRESENT PARACHUTE JUMPING NOTAM INFO HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 9/90. FSS LCL MGMNT AND REGIONAL OFFICE PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET FAA HEADQUARTERS TO CHANGE TO A BETTER METHOD OF DISPLAYING PARACHUTE JUMPING INFO TO PLTS AS WELL AS CTLRS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.