Small aircraft X had near midair collision with parachutist on airway.

Attributes
ACN	305136
Time
Date	199505
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sfz
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : pvd
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 4
ASRS Report	305136
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : developmental
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0

Narrative:

FBO, operating at sfz airport has an LOA with pvd ATCT to drop parachute jumpers over the sfz airport. This LOA allows aircraft to drop parachutists from 10000 ft directly over one of our busiest airways (V16). Aircraft advised us of the parachute drop and we made our normal parachute drop broadcast. About a min later, small aircraft X, a PA44 IFR at 3000 ft, advised us that he was executing an evasive maneuver to avoid hitting a parachutist. The pilot of small aircraft X advised us that the parachutist passed within 100 ft of his aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: pvd procedures specialist stated the FBO complies with far part 105 and has an LOA with the facility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X HAD NMAC WITH PARACHUTIST ON AIRWAY.

Narrative: FBO, OPERATING AT SFZ ARPT HAS AN LOA WITH PVD ATCT TO DROP PARACHUTE JUMPERS OVER THE SFZ ARPT. THIS LOA ALLOWS ACFT TO DROP PARACHUTISTS FROM 10000 FT DIRECTLY OVER ONE OF OUR BUSIEST AIRWAYS (V16). ACFT ADVISED US OF THE PARACHUTE DROP AND WE MADE OUR NORMAL PARACHUTE DROP BROADCAST. ABOUT A MIN LATER, SMA X, A PA44 IFR AT 3000 FT, ADVISED US THAT HE WAS EXECUTING AN EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID HITTING A PARACHUTIST. THE PLT OF SMA X ADVISED US THAT THE PARACHUTIST PASSED WITHIN 100 FT OF HIS ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: PVD PROCS SPECIALIST STATED THE FBO COMPLIES WITH FAR PART 105 AND HAS AN LOA WITH THE FACILITY.

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.