Narrative:

Air carrier X was a saab fairchild model 340 inbound to cvg from the northeast on the blunt 8 arrival STAR. Y was a dehavilland DH6 'twin otter' operating for the purpose of releasing skydivers from an altitude of 15000 ft over the 40I (waynesville, oh) airport. I advised X, then level at 11000 ft northeast of the blunt intersection that he had 'traffic, 12 O'clock, 10 mi, a twin otter releasing jumpers from 15000 ft.' X advised that he did not have the traffic in sight. I then issued X vectors to the left to avoid what I felt would be the free-falling skydivers exiting Y. X acquired the free-falling skydivers visually (not yet under canopy) as they passed abeam to the right. Later, when X was on the right downwind to cvg runway 36R, he advised me that he wanted to categorize this incident as a 'near miss,' and that he was in close enough proximity to 'see their (free-falling skydivers') face and hands' as they passed off to the side. Cvg is a dynamically growing airline hub airport that has nearly 1600 operations per day, and the skydiving operations at 40I occur over one of our busiest of 4 stars. Additionally, the FAA currently has no statutory authority to prevent this (the operation of skydiving over a STAR) from happening. Nationally, to help prevent further incidents like this from happening within high density airspace outside the confines of class B terminal airspace, far 91 (14 crash fire rescue equipment part 91) should be amended to prevent skydiving over victor airways or stars, without approval from the administrator.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X HAD CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH PARACHUTIST.

Narrative: ACR X WAS A SAAB FAIRCHILD MODEL 340 INBOUND TO CVG FROM THE NE ON THE BLUNT 8 ARR STAR. Y WAS A DEHAVILLAND DH6 'TWIN OTTER' OPERATING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELEASING SKYDIVERS FROM AN ALT OF 15000 FT OVER THE 40I (WAYNESVILLE, OH) ARPT. I ADVISED X, THEN LEVEL AT 11000 FT NE OF THE BLUNT INTXN THAT HE HAD 'TFC, 12 O'CLOCK, 10 MI, A TWIN OTTER RELEASING JUMPERS FROM 15000 FT.' X ADVISED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE TFC IN SIGHT. I THEN ISSUED X VECTORS TO THE L TO AVOID WHAT I FELT WOULD BE THE FREE-FALLING SKYDIVERS EXITING Y. X ACQUIRED THE FREE-FALLING SKYDIVERS VISUALLY (NOT YET UNDER CANOPY) AS THEY PASSED ABEAM TO THE R. LATER, WHEN X WAS ON THE R DOWNWIND TO CVG RWY 36R, HE ADVISED ME THAT HE WANTED TO CATEGORIZE THIS INCIDENT AS A 'NEAR MISS,' AND THAT HE WAS IN CLOSE ENOUGH PROX TO 'SEE THEIR (FREE-FALLING SKYDIVERS') FACE AND HANDS' AS THEY PASSED OFF TO THE SIDE. CVG IS A DYNAMICALLY GROWING AIRLINE HUB ARPT THAT HAS NEARLY 1600 OPS PER DAY, AND THE SKYDIVING OPS AT 40I OCCUR OVER ONE OF OUR BUSIEST OF 4 STARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FAA CURRENTLY HAS NO STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO PREVENT THIS (THE OP OF SKYDIVING OVER A STAR) FROM HAPPENING. NATIONALLY, TO HELP PREVENT FURTHER INCIDENTS LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING WITHIN HIGH DENSITY AIRSPACE OUTSIDE THE CONFINES OF CLASS B TERMINAL AIRSPACE, FAR 91 (14 CFR PART 91) SHOULD BE AMENDED TO PREVENT SKYDIVING OVER VICTOR AIRWAYS OR STARS, WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR.

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.