Narrative:

Location: approach corridor ILS runway 23R just outside of prstn. Upon leaving argal intersection for vectors for ILS runway 23R at rdu, we were issued a heading of 270 degrees to avoid parachuters. The captain commented to the controller that they were awfully close and we had them in sight. The controller responded that they (the parachuters) were used to it. We counted 5 of them at about 4000 ft. We then got a turn towards prstn as well as a TA alerting us of the airplane that just dropped them. The TA showed him in yellow about 1200 ft above in a descent. When I made a visual I could see he was on a collision course with us. I disconnected the autoplt and autothrottles and started a rapid descent to avoid a midair. We subsequently got an RA (red) with a command of a descent to approximately 1200-1400 FPM. The other aircraft was in a right bank descending and crossed overhead within 200 ft of us. The controller never alerted us to the aircraft -- only the jumpers. Had TCASII not alerted us to the traffic, I might not have got a visual on the target. After evasive maneuvering, approach was completed without any more interruptions and everyone in the back said they were ok. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he and the captain were very alarmed not only to observe the skydivers so close, but for complacent attitude of the controller regarding the unsafe condition that existed. In addition, the lack of providing an advisory of the jump aircraft that could have been a midair collision if it had not been for the TCASII alert to the descending jump aircraft. Furthermore, he is amazed that the jump activity takes place on a well used arrival route. He believes that the route should be adjusted to avoid that area. He believes that ATC should control the release of jumpers so that no conflict would result. Reporter provided the following pilot flight time and the jump aircraft as a beech queen air. Total flight time = 6300 hours, 234 hours last 90 days, and 3500 hours in the B767. He is rated as an international pilot for his company and was arriving from london, england.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A B767 WDB FULL OF TRAVELERS FROM OVERSEAS, ON A STAR ARR APPROX 21 MI FROM THE ARPT, AND A BEECH QUEEN AIR, BE67-70 PARACHUTE JUMP ACFT DSNDING IN A R TURN SPIRAL AFTER DROPPING SKYDIVERS. ATC DID NOT ISSUE A TA OF THE JUMP ACFT, BUT DID GIVE VECTORS FOR AVOIDING THE SKYDIVERS.

Narrative: LOCATION: APCH CORRIDOR ILS RWY 23R JUST OUTSIDE OF PRSTN. UPON LEAVING ARGAL INTXN FOR VECTORS FOR ILS RWY 23R AT RDU, WE WERE ISSUED A HDG OF 270 DEGS TO AVOID PARACHUTERS. THE CAPT COMMENTED TO THE CTLR THAT THEY WERE AWFULLY CLOSE AND WE HAD THEM IN SIGHT. THE CTLR RESPONDED THAT THEY (THE PARACHUTERS) WERE USED TO IT. WE COUNTED 5 OF THEM AT ABOUT 4000 FT. WE THEN GOT A TURN TOWARDS PRSTN AS WELL AS A TA ALERTING US OF THE AIRPLANE THAT JUST DROPPED THEM. THE TA SHOWED HIM IN YELLOW ABOUT 1200 FT ABOVE IN A DSCNT. WHEN I MADE A VISUAL I COULD SEE HE WAS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH US. I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLES AND STARTED A RAPID DSCNT TO AVOID A MIDAIR. WE SUBSEQUENTLY GOT AN RA (RED) WITH A COMMAND OF A DSCNT TO APPROX 1200-1400 FPM. THE OTHER ACFT WAS IN A R BANK DSNDING AND CROSSED OVERHEAD WITHIN 200 FT OF US. THE CTLR NEVER ALERTED US TO THE ACFT -- ONLY THE JUMPERS. HAD TCASII NOT ALERTED US TO THE TFC, I MIGHT NOT HAVE GOT A VISUAL ON THE TARGET. AFTER EVASIVE MANEUVERING, APCH WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY MORE INTERRUPTIONS AND EVERYONE IN THE BACK SAID THEY WERE OK. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE AND THE CAPT WERE VERY ALARMED NOT ONLY TO OBSERVE THE SKYDIVERS SO CLOSE, BUT FOR COMPLACENT ATTITUDE OF THE CTLR REGARDING THE UNSAFE CONDITION THAT EXISTED. IN ADDITION, THE LACK OF PROVIDING AN ADVISORY OF THE JUMP ACFT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A MIDAIR COLLISION IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE TCASII ALERT TO THE DSNDING JUMP ACFT. FURTHERMORE, HE IS AMAZED THAT THE JUMP ACTIVITY TAKES PLACE ON A WELL USED ARR RTE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE RTE SHOULD BE ADJUSTED TO AVOID THAT AREA. HE BELIEVES THAT ATC SHOULD CTL THE RELEASE OF JUMPERS SO THAT NO CONFLICT WOULD RESULT. RPTR PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING PLT FLT TIME AND THE JUMP ACFT AS A BEECH QUEEN AIR. TOTAL FLT TIME = 6300 HRS, 234 HRS LAST 90 DAYS, AND 3500 HRS IN THE B767. HE IS RATED AS AN INTL PLT FOR HIS COMPANY AND WAS ARRIVING FROM LONDON, ENGLAND.

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.