Small aircraft pilot encounters jumpers landing on end of runway just after takeoff. Evasive action.

Attributes
ACN	236709
Time
Date	199303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : x47
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 67 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	236709
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was performing a soft field takeoff from runway 11 at flagler. While I was accelerating in ground effect I noticed approximately 5 parachute jumpers descending onto the departure end of runway 11L. I did not have enough runway left to safely abort the takeoff. The evasive action I took was to turn right approximately 60 degrees to a southerly heading and climb out away from the jumpers. By doing this I crossed runway 6 perpendicular to it at about 200 ft. I announced my position and intentions twice after I noticed the jumpers. The only way that I can see to avoid this problem again is to have the parachuters land on the field away from the active. Also it would be helpful if the jump plane announced the landing zone for the jumpers, instead of just calling 'jumpers away.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ENCOUNTERS JUMPERS LNDG ON END OF RWY JUST AFTER TKOF. EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: I WAS PERFORMING A SOFT FIELD TKOF FROM RWY 11 AT FLAGLER. WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING IN GND EFFECT I NOTICED APPROX 5 PARACHUTE JUMPERS DSNDING ONTO THE DEP END OF RWY 11L. I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RWY LEFT TO SAFELY ABORT THE TKOF. THE EVASIVE ACTION I TOOK WAS TO TURN R APPROX 60 DEGS TO A SOUTHERLY HDG AND CLB OUT AWAY FROM THE JUMPERS. BY DOING THIS I CROSSED RWY 6 PERPENDICULAR TO IT AT ABOUT 200 FT. I ANNOUNCED MY POS AND INTENTIONS TWICE AFTER I NOTICED THE JUMPERS. THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN SEE TO AVOID THIS PROB AGAIN IS TO HAVE THE PARACHUTERS LAND ON THE FIELD AWAY FROM THE ACTIVE. ALSO IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THE JUMP PLANE ANNOUNCED THE LNDG ZONE FOR THE JUMPERS, INSTEAD OF JUST CALLING 'JUMPERS AWAY.'

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.