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Small aircraft X parachute drop on airway. Parachutist had conflict with small transport Y. Pilot deviation. Evasive action taken.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 258437 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tge |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : csg |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : flight data |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 258437 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was working as the data/handoff controller for another fpl radar controller and I was monitoring his radio frequencys. Small transport X was wbound approaching tge at 8000. Other IFR traffic was lower and sebound approaching the VOR. An aircraft squawking 1200 was observed climbing through 9000. TA was issued to small transport X. A moment later, small transport X reported having taken evasive action to avoid a parachute canopy opening in front of him. We advised the controller-in-charge, who called the airport who advised the pilot to call us. The pilot subsequently called and advised the controller-in-charge that he had not seen the aircraft until the jumper was in the air and that the incident had really scared him. The pilot also advised that he was not aware of any requirement to communicate with ATC during parachute activities and that he did not know of any FARS concerning parachute activity other than part 91. He also advised that he was new at this and had not been advised of any of this by the owner/operator of the school/aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA X PARACHUTE DROP ON AIRWAY. PARACHUTIST HAD CONFLICT WITH SMT Y. PLTDEV. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING AS THE DATA/HDOF CTLR FOR ANOTHER FPL RADAR CTLR AND I WAS MONITORING HIS RADIO FREQS. SMT X WAS WBOUND APCHING TGE AT 8000. OTHER IFR TFC WAS LOWER AND SEBOUND APCHING THE VOR. AN ACFT SQUAWKING 1200 WAS OBSERVED CLBING THROUGH 9000. TA WAS ISSUED TO SMT X. A MOMENT LATER, SMT X RPTED HAVING TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A PARACHUTE CANOPY OPENING IN FRONT OF HIM. WE ADVISED THE CTLR-IN-CHARGE, WHO CALLED THE ARPT WHO ADVISED THE PLT TO CALL US. THE PLT SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED AND ADVISED THE CTLR-IN-CHARGE THAT HE HAD NOT SEEN THE ACFT UNTIL THE JUMPER WAS IN THE AIR AND THAT THE INCIDENT HAD REALLY SCARED HIM. THE PLT ALSO ADVISED THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY REQUIREMENT TO COMMUNICATE WITH ATC DURING PARACHUTE ACTIVITIES AND THAT HE DID NOT KNOW OF ANY FARS CONCERNING PARACHUTE ACTIVITY OTHER THAN PART 91. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT HE WAS NEW AT THIS AND HAD NOT BEEN ADVISED OF ANY OF THIS BY THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE SCHOOL/ACFT.
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.