Reporter's aircraft had to make an evasive turn to avoid skydivers jumping from an altitude 500 ft above their altitude. The jump aircraft had sighted the reporter's DHC8 before the divers left the aircraft. Reporter received a TCASII RA to descend prior to jumpers away and started to comply when the jumpers were observed. The center controller had issued a vector for traffic, the jump aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	368035
Time
Date	199704
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : phk
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	368035
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Radar vectored off heatt arrival to the cypress arrival due to WX. Given heading 270 degrees for traffic, which turned out to be the jump plane, at 11 O'clock and 13500 ft. The jump plane reported us in sight and released his jumpers. We sighted the jump plane at that time. TCASII alerted us with an RA to descend. As we began to comply with the RA more jumpers were released causing the need for an immediate right turn to avoid jumpers. We passed below the jump plane and right of jumpers. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated this is the first time he has had jumpers exit a jump aircraft when he has been below one. Reporter indicated he wasn't sure if the controller vectored for traffic was for other unknown IMC traffic since he had the jump aircraft in sight. Reporter stated an awareness to the jump area and thought the jump aircraft was a DHC6. Reporter had called the facility and talked with the supervisor who was going to listen to the tape and get back to the reporter. Reporter has heard nothing from the facility supervisor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR'S ACFT HAD TO MAKE AN EVASIVE TURN TO AVOID SKYDIVERS JUMPING FROM AN ALT 500 FT ABOVE THEIR ALT. THE JUMP ACFT HAD SIGHTED THE RPTR'S DHC8 BEFORE THE DIVERS LEFT THE ACFT. RPTR RECEIVED A TCASII RA TO DSND PRIOR TO JUMPERS AWAY AND STARTED TO COMPLY WHEN THE JUMPERS WERE OBSERVED. THE CTR CTLR HAD ISSUED A VECTOR FOR TFC, THE JUMP ACFT.

Narrative: RADAR VECTORED OFF HEATT ARR TO THE CYPRESS ARR DUE TO WX. GIVEN HDG 270 DEGS FOR TFC, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THE JUMP PLANE, AT 11 O'CLOCK AND 13500 FT. THE JUMP PLANE RPTED US IN SIGHT AND RELEASED HIS JUMPERS. WE SIGHTED THE JUMP PLANE AT THAT TIME. TCASII ALERTED US WITH AN RA TO DSND. AS WE BEGAN TO COMPLY WITH THE RA MORE JUMPERS WERE RELEASED CAUSING THE NEED FOR AN IMMEDIATE R TURN TO AVOID JUMPERS. WE PASSED BELOW THE JUMP PLANE AND R OF JUMPERS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HE HAS HAD JUMPERS EXIT A JUMP ACFT WHEN HE HAS BEEN BELOW ONE. RPTR INDICATED HE WASN'T SURE IF THE CTLR VECTORED FOR TFC WAS FOR OTHER UNKNOWN IMC TFC SINCE HE HAD THE JUMP ACFT IN SIGHT. RPTR STATED AN AWARENESS TO THE JUMP AREA AND THOUGHT THE JUMP ACFT WAS A DHC6. RPTR HAD CALLED THE FACILITY AND TALKED WITH THE SUPVR WHO WAS GOING TO LISTEN TO THE TAPE AND GET BACK TO THE RPTR. RPTR HAS HEARD NOTHING FROM THE FACILITY SUPVR.

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.