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Attributes | |
ACN | 395097 |
Time | |
Date | 199802 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : 06n |
State Reference | NY |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 2000 agl bound upper : 2000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent other |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 2230 flight time type : 300 |
ASRS Report | 395097 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : radar |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I made a normal takeoff from mgj airport with 7 skydivers and 1 passenger with a BE90, A-90 of united states registry. Upon reaching a predetermined altitude of 14000 ft, the skydiver assigned to 'spot' the drop point asked me, the pilot, to make another pass as they missed their 'spot.' I circled the aircraft around on the wind line (230 degrees) where the spotter gave me no wind correction headings. At 1.2 NM on a heading of 230 degrees the skydivers signaled the drop and exited the aircraft. All this time I radioed to CTAF a 5 min, 2 min, 1 min and jumpers away as well as 2 min and 1 min advisory to ZBW on 128.10 MHZ. I then made a normal descent and landing to mgj airport. After parking the aircraft, I was greeted by an orange county airport official and told that 'our company had their jumping privilege revoked for the rest of the day because the skydivers landed near the active runway.' I did not fly any more on that day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF BE90, A SKYDIVE JUMP ACFT, IS TOLD BY THE ARPT MGR THAT HE CANNOT FLY ANY MORE THIS DAY SINCE HE DROPPED HIS JUMPERS AND THEY LANDED NEAR THE ACTIVE RWY.
Narrative: I MADE A NORMAL TKOF FROM MGJ ARPT WITH 7 SKYDIVERS AND 1 PAX WITH A BE90, A-90 OF UNITED STATES REGISTRY. UPON REACHING A PREDETERMINED ALT OF 14000 FT, THE SKYDIVER ASSIGNED TO 'SPOT' THE DROP POINT ASKED ME, THE PLT, TO MAKE ANOTHER PASS AS THEY MISSED THEIR 'SPOT.' I CIRCLED THE ACFT AROUND ON THE WIND LINE (230 DEGS) WHERE THE SPOTTER GAVE ME NO WIND CORRECTION HDGS. AT 1.2 NM ON A HDG OF 230 DEGS THE SKYDIVERS SIGNALED THE DROP AND EXITED THE ACFT. ALL THIS TIME I RADIOED TO CTAF A 5 MIN, 2 MIN, 1 MIN AND JUMPERS AWAY AS WELL AS 2 MIN AND 1 MIN ADVISORY TO ZBW ON 128.10 MHZ. I THEN MADE A NORMAL DSCNT AND LNDG TO MGJ ARPT. AFTER PARKING THE ACFT, I WAS GREETED BY AN ORANGE COUNTY ARPT OFFICIAL AND TOLD THAT 'OUR COMPANY HAD THEIR JUMPING PRIVILEGE REVOKED FOR THE REST OF THE DAY BECAUSE THE SKYDIVERS LANDED NEAR THE ACTIVE RWY.' I DID NOT FLY ANY MORE ON THAT DAY.
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.