C172 pilots had near midair collision with parachutists who were jumping through clouds.

Attributes
ACN	417043
Time
Date	199810
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ded
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	417043
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Entered hold over ded after completing a VOR approach. Daytona approach was controling agency. No call on unicom was made by jump aircraft nor did ATC advise of jumpers away. Ceiling was 3100 ft broken over ded. First indication of jumpers was a blue parachute as it deployed at 3000 ft in front of our aircraft. We had been in the hold for 10 mins and our 3RD complete turn. Several more chutes appeared above us and I made an immediate hard turn left away from the ded airport. I have experienced one other situation over ded where jumpers came through scattered/broken clouds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLTS HAD NMAC WITH PARACHUTISTS WHO WERE JUMPING THROUGH CLOUDS.

Narrative: ENTERED HOLD OVER DED AFTER COMPLETING A VOR APCH. DAYTONA APCH WAS CTLING AGENCY. NO CALL ON UNICOM WAS MADE BY JUMP ACFT NOR DID ATC ADVISE OF JUMPERS AWAY. CEILING WAS 3100 FT BROKEN OVER DED. FIRST INDICATION OF JUMPERS WAS A BLUE PARACHUTE AS IT DEPLOYED AT 3000 FT IN FRONT OF OUR ACFT. WE HAD BEEN IN THE HOLD FOR 10 MINS AND OUR 3RD COMPLETE TURN. SEVERAL MORE CHUTES APPEARED ABOVE US AND I MADE AN IMMEDIATE HARD TURN L AWAY FROM THE DED ARPT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED ONE OTHER SIT OVER DED WHERE JUMPERS CAME THROUGH SCATTERED/BROKEN CLOUDS.

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.