Small aircraft holding for jumpers. At takeoff roll jumpers exit a third military helicopter.

Attributes
ACN	235983
Time
Date	199303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 06a
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	235983
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 1500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was holding at end of runway for army helicopters dropping jumpers. 2 helicopters dropped jumpers and jumpers were on the ground and clear when I started takeoff roll. Then at liftoff a third helicopter came in view and dropped jumpers on left side of runway. I continued climb with right turn out remaining well clear of helicopters and jumpers. Helicopters did not announce time till jumpers away or jumpers away. Why do military aircraft have to practice at a civil airport? They have plenty of military airports MOA's, restr airspace, etc to use that civil aircraft can't.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HOLDING FOR JUMPERS. AT TKOF ROLL JUMPERS EXIT A THIRD MIL HELI.

Narrative: I WAS HOLDING AT END OF RWY FOR ARMY HELIS DROPPING JUMPERS. 2 HELIS DROPPED JUMPERS AND JUMPERS WERE ON THE GND AND CLR WHEN I STARTED TKOF ROLL. THEN AT LIFTOFF A THIRD HELI CAME IN VIEW AND DROPPED JUMPERS ON L SIDE OF RWY. I CONTINUED CLB WITH R TURN OUT REMAINING WELL CLR OF HELIS AND JUMPERS. HELIS DID NOT ANNOUNCE TIME TILL JUMPERS AWAY OR JUMPERS AWAY. WHY DO MIL ACFT HAVE TO PRACTICE AT A CIVIL ARPT? THEY HAVE PLENTY OF MIL ARPTS MOA'S, RESTR AIRSPACE, ETC TO USE THAT CIVIL ACFT CAN'T.

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.