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Medium large transport aircraft on departure SID was turned to avoid a parachute jumper aircraft. Reporter captain says a warning should be added to the departure to warn of parachute activity. The SID does have that information.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376238 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sli airport : ont |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13500 msl bound upper : 13500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : zla |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 376238 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 376239 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on prado 5 departure out of ont, encountered what appeared to be parachute jumper type aircraft operating near the 080 degree radial sli VOR. Turned northerly to avoid this aircraft which was approximately 14000 ft MSL. We were cleared to FL190 and turned to avoid conflict passing 13000 ft MSL. As we passed north of conflicting aircraft, it made a hard left turn back north. The prado is an intense departure because of numerous aircraft operating in the ont area, including parajump activity. Arrs/departures are deconflicted only with intense ATC direction, step-up altitude restrs, and extreme vigilance by air crews. A warning should be added to the prado 5 departure SID to warn of parajump activity north of sli 080 degree radial. Should I fly this departure in future I will brief extensively on the possibility of parachute jump aircraft operating on both sides of the above radial.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACFT ON DEP SID WAS TURNED TO AVOID A PARACHUTE JUMPER ACFT. RPTR CAPT SAYS A WARNING SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE DEP TO WARN OF PARACHUTE ACTIVITY. THE SID DOES HAVE THAT INFO.
Narrative: WHILE ON PRADO 5 DEP OUT OF ONT, ENCOUNTERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE PARACHUTE JUMPER TYPE ACFT OPERATING NEAR THE 080 DEG RADIAL SLI VOR. TURNED NORTHERLY TO AVOID THIS ACFT WHICH WAS APPROX 14000 FT MSL. WE WERE CLRED TO FL190 AND TURNED TO AVOID CONFLICT PASSING 13000 FT MSL. AS WE PASSED N OF CONFLICTING ACFT, IT MADE A HARD L TURN BACK N. THE PRADO IS AN INTENSE DEP BECAUSE OF NUMEROUS ACFT OPERATING IN THE ONT AREA, INCLUDING PARAJUMP ACTIVITY. ARRS/DEPS ARE DECONFLICTED ONLY WITH INTENSE ATC DIRECTION, STEP-UP ALT RESTRS, AND EXTREME VIGILANCE BY AIR CREWS. A WARNING SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE PRADO 5 DEP SID TO WARN OF PARAJUMP ACTIVITY N OF SLI 080 DEG RADIAL. SHOULD I FLY THIS DEP IN FUTURE I WILL BRIEF EXTENSIVELY ON THE POSSIBILITY OF PARACHUTE JUMP ACFT OPERATING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ABOVE RADIAL.
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.