Pilot deviation no communication with ATC.

Attributes
ACN	284972
Time
Date	199410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 06a
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : csg tower : ord
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	284972
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As the ATC TRACON supervisor, I was trying to track down a pilot who had been dropping parachutists near auburn, al. I contacted the FBO at tuskegee, al, who advised that they had not had anyone at auburn, but currently had a jump plane in the air over tuskegee airport. I checked with the radar controller who advised not talking to any parachute aircraft, but that a passenger carrying saab sf-34 aircraft had just observed traffic at 5500 ft, which had not been issued by ATC, and was not talking to ATC, presumably the jump aircraft. Apparently, the problem of jump aircraft pilots not talking to ATC is compounded by 2 factors: the far pertaining to parachuting is not in part 91, thus many pilots have no idea that it exists, or where to find it. Perhaps better coverage in the airman's information manual would help this. The nature of small parachute schools is that they can't maintain full-time pilots and may take whatever pilot happens to be wandering through the FBO, with no specific jump training or experience.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLTDEV NO COM WITH ATC.

Narrative: AS THE ATC TRACON SUPVR, I WAS TRYING TO TRACK DOWN A PLT WHO HAD BEEN DROPPING PARACHUTISTS NEAR AUBURN, AL. I CONTACTED THE FBO AT TUSKEGEE, AL, WHO ADVISED THAT THEY HAD NOT HAD ANYONE AT AUBURN, BUT CURRENTLY HAD A JUMP PLANE IN THE AIR OVER TUSKEGEE ARPT. I CHKED WITH THE RADAR CTLR WHO ADVISED NOT TALKING TO ANY PARACHUTE ACFT, BUT THAT A PAX CARRYING SAAB SF-34 ACFT HAD JUST OBSERVED TFC AT 5500 FT, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED BY ATC, AND WAS NOT TALKING TO ATC, PRESUMABLY THE JUMP ACFT. APPARENTLY, THE PROB OF JUMP ACFT PLTS NOT TALKING TO ATC IS COMPOUNDED BY 2 FACTORS: THE FAR PERTAINING TO PARACHUTING IS NOT IN PART 91, THUS MANY PLTS HAVE NO IDEA THAT IT EXISTS, OR WHERE TO FIND IT. PERHAPS BETTER COVERAGE IN THE AIRMAN'S INFO MANUAL WOULD HELP THIS. THE NATURE OF SMALL PARACHUTE SCHOOLS IS THAT THEY CAN'T MAINTAIN FULL-TIME PLTS AND MAY TAKE WHATEVER PLT HAPPENS TO BE WANDERING THROUGH THE FBO, WITH NO SPECIFIC JUMP TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE.

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.