Small transport has skydivers descending around him on landing.

Attributes
ACN	297935
Time
Date	199502
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : m50
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mob
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4200
ASRS Report	297935
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

On an instrument flight plan and receiving radar vectors for the instrument approach to M50. Mobile reported WX was 1500 ft overcast and 10 mi visibility at gulfport the WX was reported as 2000 ft broken and 10 mi. After descending to 1800 ft we were below the overcast and had the airport in sight. We received clearance for a visual approach and entered a normal pattern and as we were touching down we observed parachutes over the airport. We did not see the parachutes descend through the clouds, but they had to get there somehow. During the time we were in contact with mobile approach and the time we monitored the unicom frequency we never received an advisory that jump activity was taking place. We had received a NOTAM, but the WX being marginal we did not expect to see parachutes in front of us on final and falling all around as we taxied in. A phone call to mobile approach was not taken very well. The only thing we could get out of her was that the jump aircraft was operating VFR. The NOTAM is for parja up to 15000 ft. The area is in an airway and also an area with a lot of transient air traffic. A flight crew passing through at 12000 ft would probably not receive the NOTAM in their flight service briefing. So look out, here they come!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT HAS SKYDIVERS DSNDING AROUND HIM ON LNDG.

Narrative: ON AN INST FLT PLAN AND RECEIVING RADAR VECTORS FOR THE INST APCH TO M50. MOBILE RPTED WX WAS 1500 FT OVCST AND 10 MI VISIBILITY AT GULFPORT THE WX WAS RPTED AS 2000 FT BROKEN AND 10 MI. AFTER DSNDING TO 1800 FT WE WERE BELOW THE OVCST AND HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT. WE RECEIVED CLRNC FOR A VISUAL APCH AND ENTERED A NORMAL PATTERN AND AS WE WERE TOUCHING DOWN WE OBSERVED PARACHUTES OVER THE ARPT. WE DID NOT SEE THE PARACHUTES DSND THROUGH THE CLOUDS, BUT THEY HAD TO GET THERE SOMEHOW. DURING THE TIME WE WERE IN CONTACT WITH MOBILE APCH AND THE TIME WE MONITORED THE UNICOM FREQ WE NEVER RECEIVED AN ADVISORY THAT JUMP ACTIVITY WAS TAKING PLACE. WE HAD RECEIVED A NOTAM, BUT THE WX BEING MARGINAL WE DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE PARACHUTES IN FRONT OF US ON FINAL AND FALLING ALL AROUND AS WE TAXIED IN. A PHONE CALL TO MOBILE APCH WAS NOT TAKEN VERY WELL. THE ONLY THING WE COULD GET OUT OF HER WAS THAT THE JUMP ACFT WAS OPERATING VFR. THE NOTAM IS FOR PARJA UP TO 15000 FT. THE AREA IS IN AN AIRWAY AND ALSO AN AREA WITH A LOT OF TRANSIENT AIR TFC. A FLC PASSING THROUGH AT 12000 FT WOULD PROBABLY NOT RECEIVE THE NOTAM IN THEIR FLT SVC BRIEFING. SO LOOK OUT, HERE THEY COME!

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.