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Attributes | |
ACN | 226400 |
Time | |
Date | 199211 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : phx |
State Reference | AZ |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Flight Phase | descent other |
Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute airway : zab |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : radar |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Experience | controller radar : 17 |
ASRS Report | 226400 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | other personnel other |
Qualification | other other : other |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | Other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 0 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Air carrier X on descent back to phx after a test flight. Jump aircraft off eloy airport up to 14500 ft altitude. I gave air carrier X crossing restriction at elloy intersection (for phx approach control) based on the jump aircraft jump time. I verified jump aircraft leaving 10000 ft descending with air carrier X on a clearance to 11000 ft on descent. Air carrier X had to avoid parachuters at approximately 12000 ft. My suggestion is that jump aircraft should be required to stay above their jumpers on descent. The operation at eloy airport should be stopped because of its location on the arrival fix to phx under a victor airway. All IFR aircraft inbound to phx from the southeast will go over or near totec intersection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR X HAD NMAC IN PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTIVITY AREA WITH PARACHUTIST. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.
Narrative: ACR X ON DSCNT BACK TO PHX AFTER A TEST FLT. JUMP ACFT OFF ELOY ARPT UP TO 14500 FT ALT. I GAVE ACR X XING RESTRICTION AT ELLOY INTXN (FOR PHX APCH CTL) BASED ON THE JUMP ACFT JUMP TIME. I VERIFIED JUMP ACFT LEAVING 10000 FT DSNDING WITH ACR X ON A CLRNC TO 11000 FT ON DSCNT. ACR X HAD TO AVOID PARACHUTERS AT APPROX 12000 FT. MY SUGGESTION IS THAT JUMP ACFT SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO STAY ABOVE THEIR JUMPERS ON DSCNT. THE OP AT ELOY ARPT SHOULD BE STOPPED BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION ON THE ARR FIX TO PHX UNDER A VICTOR AIRWAY. ALL IFR ACFT INBOUND TO PHX FROM THE SE WILL GO OVER OR NEAR TOTEC INTXN.
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.