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Approach controller complaint about parachute jumping over the phk VOR while aircraft on IFR flight plans were holding and 1 air carrier DH8 was on a vector for approach to pbi. ZMA ARTCC controller did inform the reporter of the pending parachute drop, but reporter feels this is a dangerous activity in this area with broken clouds being reported.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382949 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phk |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 13500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma tracon : pbi |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Twin Otter DHC-6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : pbi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | SA 365 Dauphin 2 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller radar : 16 flight time total : 6500 |
| ASRS Report | 382949 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure other |
Narrative:
Government Y on H65 helicopter was IFR holding at phk VOR. Air carrier Z, a DHC8 was inbound phk VOR at 7000 ft, with vectors for the ILS runway 9L pbi. ZMA informed me that parachute jumping was in progress over phk from 13500 ft AGL. I informed ZMA that there was traffic (south) over phk at 3000 ft and 7000 ft, but they jumped anyway. The DHC6 X passed overhead 1 to 1 1/2 mi at 7000 ft. The H65 was non radar at the time. Last known position was inbound to phk VOR in the published hold. Radar was intermittent at best. I feel this is a very bad situation when they would jump with a 9000 ft broken ceiling and 2 IFR aircraft within 3 mi of the phk VOR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR COMPLAINT ABOUT PARACHUTE JUMPING OVER THE PHK VOR WHILE ACFT ON IFR FLT PLANS WERE HOLDING AND 1 ACR DH8 WAS ON A VECTOR FOR APCH TO PBI. ZMA ARTCC CTLR DID INFORM THE RPTR OF THE PENDING PARACHUTE DROP, BUT RPTR FEELS THIS IS A DANGEROUS ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA WITH BROKEN CLOUDS BEING RPTED.
Narrative: GOV Y ON H65 HELI WAS IFR HOLDING AT PHK VOR. ACR Z, A DHC8 WAS INBOUND PHK VOR AT 7000 FT, WITH VECTORS FOR THE ILS RWY 9L PBI. ZMA INFORMED ME THAT PARACHUTE JUMPING WAS IN PROGRESS OVER PHK FROM 13500 FT AGL. I INFORMED ZMA THAT THERE WAS TFC (S) OVER PHK AT 3000 FT AND 7000 FT, BUT THEY JUMPED ANYWAY. THE DHC6 X PASSED OVERHEAD 1 TO 1 1/2 MI AT 7000 FT. THE H65 WAS NON RADAR AT THE TIME. LAST KNOWN POS WAS INBOUND TO PHK VOR IN THE PUBLISHED HOLD. RADAR WAS INTERMITTENT AT BEST. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY BAD SIT WHEN THEY WOULD JUMP WITH A 9000 FT BROKEN CEILING AND 2 IFR ACFT WITHIN 3 MI OF THE PHK VOR.
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.