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PA28 aircraft departing airport checked with unicom CTAF if jumpers were in vicinity to which the operator indicated negative. Reporter scanned for jumpers prior to departure, but just after takeoff saw jumpers descending to the airport and reporter stayed low to stay out of their way.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378107 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rid |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 20 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pit |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 378107 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Prior to departure from richmond airport, I asked the guy manning the unicom/CTAF radio if there were any jumpers in the air (there is a jump school on the field). He said no. Went outside, and prior to getting in the airplane, I scanned overhead for possible jumpers/jump planes. None found or heard. Monitored CTAF frequency prior to and during taxi and runup, heard no jump announcements. Scanned sky during taxi and before takeoff, made departure announcement on CTAF prior to takeoff. Still no jumpers visually or announcement from any jump planes. After rotation and about 20 ft AGL, the sky above us had a number of parachutes open. We stayed low over runway until past where jumpers were. No near miss, estimate lowest jumper was 2500 ft from us vertically. Heard no announcement whatsoever of jumpers, heard and saw no jump plane in the air prior to release.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 ACFT DEPARTING ARPT CHKED WITH UNICOM CTAF IF JUMPERS WERE IN VICINITY TO WHICH THE OPERATOR INDICATED NEGATIVE. RPTR SCANNED FOR JUMPERS PRIOR TO DEP, BUT JUST AFTER TKOF SAW JUMPERS DSNDING TO THE ARPT AND RPTR STAYED LOW TO STAY OUT OF THEIR WAY.
Narrative: PRIOR TO DEP FROM RICHMOND ARPT, I ASKED THE GUY MANNING THE UNICOM/CTAF RADIO IF THERE WERE ANY JUMPERS IN THE AIR (THERE IS A JUMP SCHOOL ON THE FIELD). HE SAID NO. WENT OUTSIDE, AND PRIOR TO GETTING IN THE AIRPLANE, I SCANNED OVERHEAD FOR POSSIBLE JUMPERS/JUMP PLANES. NONE FOUND OR HEARD. MONITORED CTAF FREQ PRIOR TO AND DURING TAXI AND RUNUP, HEARD NO JUMP ANNOUNCEMENTS. SCANNED SKY DURING TAXI AND BEFORE TKOF, MADE DEP ANNOUNCEMENT ON CTAF PRIOR TO TKOF. STILL NO JUMPERS VISUALLY OR ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ANY JUMP PLANES. AFTER ROTATION AND ABOUT 20 FT AGL, THE SKY ABOVE US HAD A NUMBER OF PARACHUTES OPEN. WE STAYED LOW OVER RWY UNTIL PAST WHERE JUMPERS WERE. NO NEAR MISS, ESTIMATE LOWEST JUMPER WAS 2500 FT FROM US VERTLY. HEARD NO ANNOUNCEMENT WHATSOEVER OF JUMPERS, HEARD AND SAW NO JUMP PLANE IN THE AIR PRIOR TO RELEASE.
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.