Instructor with spi has close encounter with skydivers at 6000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	330184
Time
Date	199603
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : po8
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 510 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	330184
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 0

Narrative:

Was conducting student training around coolidge airport monitoring 123.0. The student had just completed a climb to 6000 ft when 3 sets of tandem jumpers appeared in flight path. Took immediate and abrupt evasive action to avoid collision. Jumpers were assumed to be in free fall and opened in front of us. Suggest one frequency be allocated for sport sky diving due to the fact that several airports in area have jump activities all on different frequencys. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states there was a NOTAM issued but not for the coolidge airport. He feels the skydivers may have been blown off course and were closer to this airport than they should have been. The skydive plane may also have been on the frequency for the other airport. He feels this is an isolated incident but gives that airport plenty of room when teaching in the area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH SPI HAS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH SKYDIVERS AT 6000 FT.

Narrative: WAS CONDUCTING STUDENT TRAINING AROUND COOLIDGE ARPT MONITORING 123.0. THE STUDENT HAD JUST COMPLETED A CLB TO 6000 FT WHEN 3 SETS OF TANDEM JUMPERS APPEARED IN FLT PATH. TOOK IMMEDIATE AND ABRUPT EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION. JUMPERS WERE ASSUMED TO BE IN FREE FALL AND OPENED IN FRONT OF US. SUGGEST ONE FREQ BE ALLOCATED FOR SPORT SKY DIVING DUE TO THE FACT THAT SEVERAL ARPTS IN AREA HAVE JUMP ACTIVITIES ALL ON DIFFERENT FREQS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THERE WAS A NOTAM ISSUED BUT NOT FOR THE COOLIDGE ARPT. HE FEELS THE SKYDIVERS MAY HAVE BEEN BLOWN OFF COURSE AND WERE CLOSER TO THIS ARPT THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE SKYDIVE PLANE MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN ON THE FREQ FOR THE OTHER ARPT. HE FEELS THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT GIVES THAT ARPT PLENTY OF ROOM WHEN TEACHING IN THE AREA.

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.