Private pilot of a small aircraft sel took evasive action to avoid a small aircraft sel approaching ...

Attributes
ACN	273164
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3te
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 170 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	273164
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1750 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On approach to meyers airport for overflt, I monitored CTAF/unicom on 122.9 well prior to reaching the airport. After hearing no traffic or skydiver activity reports for meyers, I then announced my intent to overfly to the north at 3000 MSL. I proceeded on course after this while continuing to monitor 122.9 and visually scanning for any traffic. Around 2 NM southeast of the field, I noted a 172/182 class aircraft in a turn. The aircraft was not visible until it made the turn since it was a near head-on and slightly east of my course. As I was about to turn, I noted that a skydiver was exiting the aircraft. At this point I made a fast evasive turn to the west and applied full power to exit the area as expeditiously as possible. I estimate that we were 1500- 2000 ft apart. The other aircraft made no evasive move prior to my turn, so I assume that he did not see me at all. The fact that I heard no warnings of skydiving activity or other traffic calls until after this incident amazes me. Clearly the other aircraft had a radio since I heard him call downwind, base and final after our near miss. From this incident, I have gathered that one simply can't rely on radio communications at known skydiving airports. My assumption was that since I have heard activity calls at other fields, that this field would extend the same courtesy. In the future I will steer clear by a 5 mi radius and leave it at that.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A SMA SEL TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A SMA SEL APCHING HEAD-ON DROPPING A PARACHUTIST AT 3000 FT NEAR AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: ON APCH TO MEYERS ARPT FOR OVERFLT, I MONITORED CTAF/UNICOM ON 122.9 WELL PRIOR TO REACHING THE ARPT. AFTER HEARING NO TFC OR SKYDIVER ACTIVITY RPTS FOR MEYERS, I THEN ANNOUNCED MY INTENT TO OVERFLY TO THE N AT 3000 MSL. I PROCEEDED ON COURSE AFTER THIS WHILE CONTINUING TO MONITOR 122.9 AND VISUALLY SCANNING FOR ANY TFC. AROUND 2 NM SE OF THE FIELD, I NOTED A 172/182 CLASS ACFT IN A TURN. THE ACFT WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL IT MADE THE TURN SINCE IT WAS A NEAR HEAD-ON AND SLIGHTLY E OF MY COURSE. AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN, I NOTED THAT A SKYDIVER WAS EXITING THE ACFT. AT THIS POINT I MADE A FAST EVASIVE TURN TO THE W AND APPLIED FULL PWR TO EXIT THE AREA AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. I ESTIMATE THAT WE WERE 1500- 2000 FT APART. THE OTHER ACFT MADE NO EVASIVE MOVE PRIOR TO MY TURN, SO I ASSUME THAT HE DID NOT SEE ME AT ALL. THE FACT THAT I HEARD NO WARNINGS OF SKYDIVING ACTIVITY OR OTHER TFC CALLS UNTIL AFTER THIS INCIDENT AMAZES ME. CLRLY THE OTHER ACFT HAD A RADIO SINCE I HEARD HIM CALL DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL AFTER OUR NEAR MISS. FROM THIS INCIDENT, I HAVE GATHERED THAT ONE SIMPLY CAN'T RELY ON RADIO COMS AT KNOWN SKYDIVING ARPTS. MY ASSUMPTION WAS THAT SINCE I HAVE HEARD ACTIVITY CALLS AT OTHER FIELDS, THAT THIS FIELD WOULD EXTEND THE SAME COURTESY. IN THE FUTURE I WILL STEER CLR BY A 5 MI RADIUS AND LEAVE IT AT THAT.

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.

Private pilot of a small aircraft sel took evasive action to avoid a small aircraft sel approaching head-on dropping a parachutist at 3000 ft near an uncontrolled airport.