The pilot of a parachute drop aircraft did not communication with ATC per LOA. Pilot called with 2 m...

Attributes
ACN	344704
Time
Date	199608
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : swf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12500 msl bound upper : 12500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 7
ASRS Report	344704
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Parachute jumpers at the stewart sector (sector 5) area east, at the ZBW are causing daily incidents to occur and one of them is going to be fatal. In this particular incident jump aircraft 2 did not check on frequency, as per LOA, on his climb out. Initial contact from him was when he gave his 2 min prior warning to dropping his parachute jumpers. I issued 2 TA's to him that were displayed on my radar and there was no response. New york approach also had additional traffic, but I tried at least 7 times to advise jump aircraft 2 and he never acknowledged. Subsequently he dropped his jumpers and descended without word to the center. I had company jump aircraft 1, when he landed, to have jump aircraft 2 call the center. His explanation was that his transmitter was not functioning, but he wanted to continue to come up and drop parachute jumpers and we were to 'assume' that he could hear us if there was no response -- which is completely unsafe and unacceptable. I can't just let an aircraft climb, descend, and drop parachute jumpers at will and just 'assume that he hears my advisories' -- especially in such a busy sector. These jumping aircraft have total control of the sector and we keep being told there is nothing we can do about it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLT OF A PARACHUTE DROP ACFT DID NOT COM WITH ATC PER LOA. PLT CALLED WITH 2 MIN PRIOR WARNING OF JUMPERS AWAY. PLT LOST XMITTER AND COULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RPTR'S REPEATED CALLS.

Narrative: PARACHUTE JUMPERS AT THE STEWART SECTOR (SECTOR 5) AREA E, AT THE ZBW ARE CAUSING DAILY INCIDENTS TO OCCUR AND ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO BE FATAL. IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT JUMP ACFT 2 DID NOT CHK ON FREQ, AS PER LOA, ON HIS CLBOUT. INITIAL CONTACT FROM HIM WAS WHEN HE GAVE HIS 2 MIN PRIOR WARNING TO DROPPING HIS PARACHUTE JUMPERS. I ISSUED 2 TA'S TO HIM THAT WERE DISPLAYED ON MY RADAR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. NEW YORK APCH ALSO HAD ADDITIONAL TFC, BUT I TRIED AT LEAST 7 TIMES TO ADVISE JUMP ACFT 2 AND HE NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED. SUBSEQUENTLY HE DROPPED HIS JUMPERS AND DSNDED WITHOUT WORD TO THE CTR. I HAD COMPANY JUMP ACFT 1, WHEN HE LANDED, TO HAVE JUMP ACFT 2 CALL THE CTR. HIS EXPLANATION WAS THAT HIS XMITTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, BUT HE WANTED TO CONTINUE TO COME UP AND DROP PARACHUTE JUMPERS AND WE WERE TO 'ASSUME' THAT HE COULD HEAR US IF THERE WAS NO RESPONSE -- WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE. I CAN'T JUST LET AN ACFT CLB, DSND, AND DROP PARACHUTE JUMPERS AT WILL AND JUST 'ASSUME THAT HE HEARS MY ADVISORIES' -- ESPECIALLY IN SUCH A BUSY SECTOR. THESE JUMPING ACFT HAVE TOTAL CTL OF THE SECTOR AND WE KEEP BEING TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

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.

The pilot of a parachute drop aircraft did not communication with ATC per LOA. Pilot called with 2 min prior warning of jumpers away. Pilot lost transmitter and could not acknowledge reporter's repeated calls.