Parachute jumping activity.

Attributes
ACN	298689
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : m50
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mob
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	298689
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

On an instrument clearance, we were approaching M50 from the west. Knowing parachute activity was possible, I reported our position 40 mi to the west and requested an airport advisory from unicom. We were advised that winds favored runway 17 and that the jump aircraft was aloft. I responded that we would be entering the traffic pattern in 8 mins. I made additional calls at 20 and 10 mi out. Each time I stated our position, intentions and ETA. When we reported the airport in sight and were cleared for a visual approach, mobile approach made no mention of the jump aircraft. I asked her about its location and she replied that it was at 12000 ft and still climbing. We canceled IFR and entered the traffic pattern making announcements of our position. While on downwind abeam the approach end of the runway, we heard the first and only announcement the jump aircraft made. '2 mins to jumpers away at trent lott.' I made an announcement that we were turning base and would call when clear of the runway. I also called turning final and short final. After we landed, we saw jumpers over the center of the airport, the lowest at about 200 ft. We turned on to the parallel taxiway and stopped. The rest of the jumpers continued to land on both sides of the taxiway and the last on the taxiway. After all the jumpers we could see had landed, we taxied to the ramp and then saw a jumper walking up. He had landed behind us. While waiting on the taxiway, I requested that the jump aircraft call when all jumpers were down so we could taxi in. There was no reply. When the jump aircraft called entering the pattern, I asked again. The pilot told me that we were 'cleared to taxi in.' we could plainly see a jumper airborne in front of us. This jumper landed on the taxiway. Only after the lineman operating the unicom told us all jumpers were down did we feel it safe to taxi in. At PM15 I walked out the hangar door and observed a cpr jet landing. Before it cleared the runway, parachuters were landing. While it was not totally dark, the sun had set and the jumpers had no visible lights. The observers said 'that is crazy.' the observers asked why was this allowed at an airport like this?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTIVITY.

Narrative: ON AN INSTRUMENT CLRNC, WE WERE APCHING M50 FROM THE W. KNOWING PARACHUTE ACTIVITY WAS POSSIBLE, I RPTED OUR POS 40 MI TO THE W AND REQUESTED AN ARPT ADVISORY FROM UNICOM. WE WERE ADVISED THAT WINDS FAVORED RWY 17 AND THAT THE JUMP ACFT WAS ALOFT. I RESPONDED THAT WE WOULD BE ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN IN 8 MINS. I MADE ADDITIONAL CALLS AT 20 AND 10 MI OUT. EACH TIME I STATED OUR POS, INTENTIONS AND ETA. WHEN WE RPTED THE ARPT IN SIGHT AND WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH, MOBILE APCH MADE NO MENTION OF THE JUMP ACFT. I ASKED HER ABOUT ITS LOCATION AND SHE REPLIED THAT IT WAS AT 12000 FT AND STILL CLBING. WE CANCELED IFR AND ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS OF OUR POS. WHILE ON DOWNWIND ABEAM THE APCH END OF THE RWY, WE HEARD THE FIRST AND ONLY ANNOUNCEMENT THE JUMP ACFT MADE. '2 MINS TO JUMPERS AWAY AT TRENT LOTT.' I MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE WERE TURNING BASE AND WOULD CALL WHEN CLR OF THE RWY. I ALSO CALLED TURNING FINAL AND SHORT FINAL. AFTER WE LANDED, WE SAW JUMPERS OVER THE CTR OF THE ARPT, THE LOWEST AT ABOUT 200 FT. WE TURNED ON TO THE PARALLEL TXWY AND STOPPED. THE REST OF THE JUMPERS CONTINUED TO LAND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TXWY AND THE LAST ON THE TXWY. AFTER ALL THE JUMPERS WE COULD SEE HAD LANDED, WE TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND THEN SAW A JUMPER WALKING UP. HE HAD LANDED BEHIND US. WHILE WAITING ON THE TXWY, I REQUESTED THAT THE JUMP ACFT CALL WHEN ALL JUMPERS WERE DOWN SO WE COULD TAXI IN. THERE WAS NO REPLY. WHEN THE JUMP ACFT CALLED ENTERING THE PATTERN, I ASKED AGAIN. THE PLT TOLD ME THAT WE WERE 'CLRED TO TAXI IN.' WE COULD PLAINLY SEE A JUMPER AIRBORNE IN FRONT OF US. THIS JUMPER LANDED ON THE TXWY. ONLY AFTER THE LINEMAN OPERATING THE UNICOM TOLD US ALL JUMPERS WERE DOWN DID WE FEEL IT SAFE TO TAXI IN. AT PM15 I WALKED OUT THE HANGAR DOOR AND OBSERVED A CPR JET LNDG. BEFORE IT CLRED THE RWY, PARACHUTERS WERE LNDG. WHILE IT WAS NOT TOTALLY DARK, THE SUN HAD SET AND THE JUMPERS HAD NO VISIBLE LIGHTS. THE OBSERVERS SAID 'THAT IS CRAZY.' THE OBSERVERS ASKED WHY WAS THIS ALLOWED AT AN ARPT LIKE THIS?

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.