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TRACON approach controller perceives insufficient coordination effected between TRACON, skydiving operation and ARTCC when he apparently observes near midair collision with air carrier jet and parachute operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 410813 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : phk |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 13500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma tracon : pbi |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| 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 | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller military : 5 controller non radar : 20 controller radar : 20 flight time total : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 410813 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Parachute jumping over phk is a normal daily operation at and below 13500 ft. Phk is also a primary arrival fix for jet acrs and high performance turboprop aircraft at 10000 ft and 7000 ft. Phk is also on an overflt airway for aircraft transitioning sbound west of pbi. ZMA normally coordinates between the jump aircraft Y and the sectors involved. Communications were not accomplished when air carrier X crossed phk at 10000 ft inbound to pbi and consequently air carrier X became dangerously close to parachuters. Taking action sooner to coordinate parachute jumping and directing aircraft away from phk 'sooner' may help alleviate this recurring problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON APCH CTLR PERCEIVES INSUFFICIENT COORD EFFECTED BTWN TRACON, SKYDIVING OP AND ARTCC WHEN HE APPARENTLY OBSERVES NMAC WITH ACR JET AND PARACHUTE OP.
Narrative: PARACHUTE JUMPING OVER PHK IS A NORMAL DAILY OP AT AND BELOW 13500 FT. PHK IS ALSO A PRIMARY ARR FIX FOR JET ACRS AND HIGH PERFORMANCE TURBOPROP ACFT AT 10000 FT AND 7000 FT. PHK IS ALSO ON AN OVERFLT AIRWAY FOR ACFT TRANSITIONING SBOUND W OF PBI. ZMA NORMALLY COORDINATES BTWN THE JUMP ACFT Y AND THE SECTORS INVOLVED. COMS WERE NOT ACCOMPLISHED WHEN ACR X CROSSED PHK AT 10000 FT INBOUND TO PBI AND CONSEQUENTLY ACR X BECAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO PARACHUTERS. TAKING ACTION SOONER TO COORDINATE PARACHUTE JUMPING AND DIRECTING ACFT AWAY FROM PHK 'SOONER' MAY HELP ALLEVIATE THIS RECURRING PROB.
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.