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Parajump operations C182 gave 1 min notice to jumpers away. Controller had 4 aircraft on vectors to the final approach and told aircraft to hold jumpers. Pilot advised they were already out. Reporter had to break aircraft off the approachs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361401 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fay |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fay artcc : ord |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 361401 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft was conducting parajump operations on final at fayetteville. At the time I had 4 aircraft on vectors to final at fay landing runway 4. 2 aircraft were on base turn for the approach. The jump aircraft called 1 min to jumpers away. I told the aircraft to hold his jumpers and he advised they were already out. I had to break the aircraft off the approach. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the jump activity was previously in another area but has been in the current location between 6 to 9 months. Reporter said there is an agreement between the jump operator and the facility for the pilot to give a 1-2 min call prior to jumpers away. Reporter indicated the facility qa and the operator had a follow up meeting after the incident and resolved the problem by ensuring adherence of the advisory call and acknowledgment by ATC prior to the release of the jumpers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PARAJUMP OPS C182 GAVE 1 MIN NOTICE TO JUMPERS AWAY. CTLR HAD 4 ACFT ON VECTORS TO THE FINAL APCH AND TOLD ACFT TO HOLD JUMPERS. PLT ADVISED THEY WERE ALREADY OUT. RPTR HAD TO BREAK ACFT OFF THE APCHS.
Narrative: ACFT WAS CONDUCTING PARAJUMP OPS ON FINAL AT FAYETTEVILLE. AT THE TIME I HAD 4 ACFT ON VECTORS TO FINAL AT FAY LNDG RWY 4. 2 ACFT WERE ON BASE TURN FOR THE APCH. THE JUMP ACFT CALLED 1 MIN TO JUMPERS AWAY. I TOLD THE ACFT TO HOLD HIS JUMPERS AND HE ADVISED THEY WERE ALREADY OUT. I HAD TO BREAK THE ACFT OFF THE APCH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE JUMP ACTIVITY WAS PREVIOUSLY IN ANOTHER AREA BUT HAS BEEN IN THE CURRENT LOCATION BTWN 6 TO 9 MONTHS. RPTR SAID THERE IS AN AGREEMENT BTWN THE JUMP OPERATOR AND THE FACILITY FOR THE PLT TO GIVE A 1-2 MIN CALL PRIOR TO JUMPERS AWAY. RPTR INDICATED THE FACILITY QA AND THE OPERATOR HAD A FOLLOW UP MEETING AFTER THE INCIDENT AND RESOLVED THE PROB BY ENSURING ADHERENCE OF THE ADVISORY CALL AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY ATC PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THE JUMPERS.
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.