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ZNY controller states parachute jumping in the vicinity of ptw is conflicting with departures and en route traffic. Controller claims there are no effective procedures in place to control the jumpers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 408079 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ptw |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tracon : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Pilatus Britten-Norman Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : circling |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 2 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 408079 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Parachute jumping within federal airways operating at altitudes in conflict with departures and en route traffic. No effective procedures are in place to safely handle these sits. Time and time again these incursions happen. The main problem is said airspace is between approach and en route control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZNY CTLR STATES PARACHUTE JUMPING IN THE VICINITY OF PTW IS CONFLICTING WITH DEPS AND ENRTE TFC. CTLR CLAIMS THERE ARE NO EFFECTIVE PROCS IN PLACE TO CTL THE JUMPERS.
Narrative: PARACHUTE JUMPING WITHIN FEDERAL AIRWAYS OPERATING AT ALTS IN CONFLICT WITH DEPS AND ENRTE TFC. NO EFFECTIVE PROCS ARE IN PLACE TO SAFELY HANDLE THESE SITS. TIME AND TIME AGAIN THESE INCURSIONS HAPPEN. THE MAIN PROB IS SAID AIRSPACE IS BTWN APCH AND ENRTE CTL.
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.