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Flight crew of an large transport air carrier aircraft reported to ATC sky diver and aircraft nearby. ATC advised that reporter was not on assigned frequency given earlier which advisory would have been provided flight crew for lookout.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 253446 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hto |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7777 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 253446 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 5000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were leaving isp, ny, on a scheduled flight back to boston with passenger. While climbing out at 7500 ft talking to ZNY on 118.0, I noticed a jumper at my 11 O'clock and inside a mi. My copilot who was flying saw a plane diving at our 1 O'clock high. I immediately called center and told him I had a jumper in sight. He told me he changed us to 132.25. I never acknowledged that call, I don't know if the call was ever made. We changed to 132.25. The controller on 118.0 was busy, he apologized saying he might have missed us. Nothing more was said. It is possible we might have missed it also, out of 10 days, I had worked 9 days with the break in the middle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LGT ACR ACFT RPTED TO ATC SKY DIVER AND ACFT NEARBY. ATC ADVISED THAT RPTR WAS NOT ON ASSIGNED FREQ GIVEN EARLIER WHICH ADVISORY WOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FLC FOR LOOKOUT.
Narrative: WE WERE LEAVING ISP, NY, ON A SCHEDULED FLT BACK TO BOSTON WITH PAX. WHILE CLBING OUT AT 7500 FT TALKING TO ZNY ON 118.0, I NOTICED A JUMPER AT MY 11 O'CLOCK AND INSIDE A MI. MY COPLT WHO WAS FLYING SAW A PLANE DIVING AT OUR 1 O'CLOCK HIGH. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CTR AND TOLD HIM I HAD A JUMPER IN SIGHT. HE TOLD ME HE CHANGED US TO 132.25. I NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT CALL, I DON'T KNOW IF THE CALL WAS EVER MADE. WE CHANGED TO 132.25. THE CTLR ON 118.0 WAS BUSY, HE APOLOGIZED SAYING HE MIGHT HAVE MISSED US. NOTHING MORE WAS SAID. IT IS POSSIBLE WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT ALSO, OUT OF 10 DAYS, I HAD WORKED 9 DAYS WITH THE BREAK IN THE MIDDLE.
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.