Aircraft passed in close proximity to a parachute jumper.

Attributes
ACN	174264
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zph
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zjx
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 810 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	174264
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was flying an small transport X on V7 at 13000' under jax control on IFR flight plan. Visibility was good VFR with broken deck about 7000' MSL. Headed southeast. I saw a high wing small aircraft Y out in front and above me in a steep left bank. It was pointed straight at me initially, about 200' above and 200' in front of me. There didn't appear to be danger of collision, so I took no evasive action. A parachutist came out of the aircraft about the same time. He/she fell directly in front of me and was perhaps 100' away in front of me when passing through my altitude. I called ZJX and queried them about the aircraft. I was handed off to ZMA with no response to my question. The speed of the skydiving astonished me. I had no time to act, even though I was hand-flying the aircraft. I had always believed that the jump aircraft were talking to center, and perhaps he was. But apparently that airport is on the boundary between ZJX and ZMA. I believe this creates a situation just as transpired where ZMA is talking to the jump aircraft but not inbound IFR traffic yet. Traveling at 200 KTS ground speed doesn't take long to eat into 'casually controled' airspace. Recommend restructuring of center boundaries and increased vigil of pilot outside cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PASSED IN CLOSE PROX TO A PARACHUTE JUMPER.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AN SMT X ON V7 AT 13000' UNDER JAX CTL ON IFR FLT PLAN. VISIBILITY WAS GOOD VFR WITH BROKEN DECK ABOUT 7000' MSL. HEADED SE. I SAW A HIGH WING SMA Y OUT IN FRONT AND ABOVE ME IN A STEEP LEFT BANK. IT WAS POINTED STRAIGHT AT ME INITIALLY, ABOUT 200' ABOVE AND 200' IN FRONT OF ME. THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE DANGER OF COLLISION, SO I TOOK NO EVASIVE ACTION. A PARACHUTIST CAME OUT OF THE ACFT ABOUT THE SAME TIME. HE/SHE FELL DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS PERHAPS 100' AWAY IN FRONT OF ME WHEN PASSING THROUGH MY ALT. I CALLED ZJX AND QUERIED THEM ABOUT THE ACFT. I WAS HANDED OFF TO ZMA WITH NO RESPONSE TO MY QUESTION. THE SPD OF THE SKYDIVING ASTONISHED ME. I HAD NO TIME TO ACT, EVEN THOUGH I WAS HAND-FLYING THE ACFT. I HAD ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE JUMP ACFT WERE TALKING TO CENTER, AND PERHAPS HE WAS. BUT APPARENTLY THAT ARPT IS ON THE BOUNDARY BTWN ZJX AND ZMA. I BELIEVE THIS CREATES A SITUATION JUST AS TRANSPIRED WHERE ZMA IS TALKING TO THE JUMP ACFT BUT NOT INBND IFR TFC YET. TRAVELING AT 200 KTS GND SPD DOESN'T TAKE LONG TO EAT INTO 'CASUALLY CTLED' AIRSPACE. RECOMMEND RESTRUCTURING OF CENTER BOUNDARIES AND INCREASED VIGIL OF PLT OUTSIDE COCKPIT.

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.