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Attributes | |
ACN | 351678 |
Time | |
Date | 199611 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
State Reference | TX |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw tracon : bdl |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | descent other |
Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : approach |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 14 |
ASRS Report | 351678 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Parachute jumpers jumped from 14000 ft MSL, on bowie arrival, they conflicted with flight xx at 6000 ft inbound to dfw. The pilot reported jumpers off his nose. Yesterday, approximately same time, I had an MD80 RA with same jump plane on arrival. He descended from 11000 ft to 10500 ft to miss the jump aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR AT DFW TRACON RPTS INCIDENT OF SKYDIVING THROUGH THE BOWIE STAR NW OF DFW.
Narrative: PARACHUTE JUMPERS JUMPED FROM 14000 FT MSL, ON BOWIE ARR, THEY CONFLICTED WITH FLT XX AT 6000 FT INBOUND TO DFW. THE PLT RPTED JUMPERS OFF HIS NOSE. YESTERDAY, APPROX SAME TIME, I HAD AN MD80 RA WITH SAME JUMP PLANE ON ARR. HE DSNDED FROM 11000 FT TO 10500 FT TO MISS THE JUMP ACFT.
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.