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While on final approach for runway 13R, medium large transport maneuvers to avoid parachute jumpers using runway 13L.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 251938 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dal |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dal |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 251938 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
On arrival from the west to dal, we were turned over to final controller who advised us of 2 mlt's with parachute jumpers crossing overhead and dropping parachutists for an air show at dal, utilizing runway 13L. The turn to final for us was a little shorter than anticipated, and we were higher than normal when we were turned over to tower. We requested a 360 degree turn (several attempts, finally acknowledged) to be in a better position on approach and to try to see the jumpers so we could avoid them. Tower allowed us to make the 360 degree turn away from the jumpers and we executed it. On turning final, we saw several jumpers just starting to touch down, and no conflict became apparent throughout this sequence of events.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE ON FINAL APCH FOR RWY 13R, MLG MANEUVERS TO AVOID PARACHUTE JUMPERS USING RWY 13L.
Narrative: ON ARR FROM THE W TO DAL, WE WERE TURNED OVER TO FINAL CTLR WHO ADVISED US OF 2 MLT'S WITH PARACHUTE JUMPERS XING OVERHEAD AND DROPPING PARACHUTISTS FOR AN AIR SHOW AT DAL, UTILIZING RWY 13L. THE TURN TO FINAL FOR US WAS A LITTLE SHORTER THAN ANTICIPATED, AND WE WERE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WHEN WE WERE TURNED OVER TO TWR. WE REQUESTED A 360 DEG TURN (SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED) TO BE IN A BETTER POS ON APCH AND TO TRY TO SEE THE JUMPERS SO WE COULD AVOID THEM. TWR ALLOWED US TO MAKE THE 360 DEG TURN AWAY FROM THE JUMPERS AND WE EXECUTED IT. ON TURNING FINAL, WE SAW SEVERAL JUMPERS JUST STARTING TO TOUCH DOWN, AND NO CONFLICT BECAME APPARENT THROUGHOUT THIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.
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.