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An arriving air carrier FK10 at 11000 ft was issued a jump aircraft as traffic. The reporter spotted the aircraft on TCASII and visually. Shortly thereafter, jumpers were released and came within 1 mi of the FK10. The reporter questions the safety of allowing jump operations on an arrival route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382248 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | approach : circling |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 382248 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Vicinity of covie intersection we were given a TA about a jump plane ahead on the arrival. Acquired it on TCASII and then visually, but were not warned of the jumpers with some sort of drogue parachute attached to them. They came across our flight path of course descending through our altitude, and passed off to our right with less than 1 mi clearance. These jump planes are frequently operating right on the arrival rtes into dfw. This makes absolutely no sense and should be prohibited from now on. Thank you.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ARRIVING ACR FK10 AT 11000 FT WAS ISSUED A JUMP ACFT AS TFC. THE RPTR SPOTTED THE ACFT ON TCASII AND VISUALLY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, JUMPERS WERE RELEASED AND CAME WITHIN 1 MI OF THE FK10. THE RPTR QUESTIONS THE SAFETY OF ALLOWING JUMP OPS ON AN ARR RTE.
Narrative: VICINITY OF COVIE INTXN WE WERE GIVEN A TA ABOUT A JUMP PLANE AHEAD ON THE ARR. ACQUIRED IT ON TCASII AND THEN VISUALLY, BUT WERE NOT WARNED OF THE JUMPERS WITH SOME SORT OF DROGUE PARACHUTE ATTACHED TO THEM. THEY CAME ACROSS OUR FLT PATH OF COURSE DSNDING THROUGH OUR ALT, AND PASSED OFF TO OUR R WITH LESS THAN 1 MI CLRNC. THESE JUMP PLANES ARE FREQUENTLY OPERATING RIGHT ON THE ARR RTES INTO DFW. THIS MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE AND SHOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM NOW ON. THANK YOU.
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.