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Flight crew of F100 sights sky dive aircraft on arrival corridor at about the same altitude. Jumpers exit the aircraft at his 12:30 position. Reporter concerned that this is too close to arrival corridors with high volume traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379514 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 379514 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ATC facility: ZFW. Location: bonham arrival 4 mi northeast of karla intersection. A parachute jumping aircraft was given TA's by center of arrival corridor traffic. The aircraft called jumpers away. I noticed a small yellow aircraft at my 12:30 O'clock position. I then saw 2 jumpers exit the aircraft. The one on the right opened a small white chute. The aircraft entered a tight spiral and we got a TA on our TCASII. The jumpers continued to free fall below our altitude at our 12 O'clock position. Why are parachute jumping activities done so close to the bonham and jonez arrival corridors among high volume airline traffic?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF F100 SIGHTS SKY DIVE ACFT ON ARR CORRIDOR AT ABOUT THE SAME ALT. JUMPERS EXIT THE ACFT AT HIS 12:30 POS. RPTR CONCERNED THAT THIS IS TOO CLOSE TO ARR CORRIDORS WITH HIGH VOLUME TFC.
Narrative: ATC FACILITY: ZFW. LOCATION: BONHAM ARR 4 MI NE OF KARLA INTXN. A PARACHUTE JUMPING ACFT WAS GIVEN TA'S BY CTR OF ARR CORRIDOR TFC. THE ACFT CALLED JUMPERS AWAY. I NOTICED A SMALL YELLOW ACFT AT MY 12:30 O'CLOCK POS. I THEN SAW 2 JUMPERS EXIT THE ACFT. THE ONE ON THE R OPENED A SMALL WHITE CHUTE. THE ACFT ENTERED A TIGHT SPIRAL AND WE GOT A TA ON OUR TCASII. THE JUMPERS CONTINUED TO FREE FALL BELOW OUR ALT AT OUR 12 O'CLOCK POS. WHY ARE PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTIVITIES DONE SO CLOSE TO THE BONHAM AND JONEZ ARR CORRIDORS AMONG HIGH VOLUME AIRLINE TFC?
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.