ZAB radar controller concerned with parachute activity at P08 when there was arrival air carrier tra...

Narrative:

The BE90 dropped parachute jumpers over P08 when there was an MD80 1 min from the airport. The MD80 was descending from 12000 ft to 11000 ft and the BE90 was at 14000 ft. I had issued traffic to the BE90 but he said traffic was no factor. I tried to tell the BE90 that the traffic was a factor, but he did not respond to 3 of my xmissions. When the BE90 did call me, he said jumpers were away and he was descending. At this time the MD80 was directly over the airport. Parachute jumping at P08 is within 1 mi of an arrival going into phx. This is a very unsafe place to be jumping with the amount of air carrier traffic inbound to phx. Callback conversation with ZAB specialist advised revealed the following information: ZAB specialist advised that P08 was originally a williams AFB alternate airport. The parachute operation was moved to eloy airport, approximately 15 mi wsw of P08. Today, eloy airport is alleged to be the world's busiest parachute jumping activity airport. Eloy airport is in the immediate vicinity of the intersection of V94 and V16. The specialist advised that the parachute jumping symbol was not removed from P08. When traffic increased along V16, and incidents were reported due to the activity around eloy airport, phx TRACON and ZAB coordination an arrival route move east, away from V16, and utilized the phx VOR R127, propellers at 10000 ft and jet at 11000 ft. Coordination was accomplished in mid to late 1995, and the route was implemented in early 1996. It was at this time that complaints were received from a then unknown parachute operator at P08. That operator was then joined by another parachute jumping organization. The arrival route is still operational and used. The specialist advised the parachute users have recently been jumping from the vicinity of 14000 ft. The specialist advised that the arrival route cannot be moved again because of R2310 to the east and the eloy jump zone to the west. The TRACON and ZAB have coordination for the removal of some of the crossing restrs for traffic inbound to phx on this route when jumping activity has been coordination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZAB RADAR CTLR CONCERNED WITH PARACHUTE ACTIVITY AT P08 WHEN THERE WAS ARR ACR TFC PASSING IN THE VICINITY OF PARACHUTE JUMP ACTIVITY.

Narrative: THE BE90 DROPPED PARACHUTE JUMPERS OVER P08 WHEN THERE WAS AN MD80 1 MIN FROM THE ARPT. THE MD80 WAS DSNDING FROM 12000 FT TO 11000 FT AND THE BE90 WAS AT 14000 FT. I HAD ISSUED TFC TO THE BE90 BUT HE SAID TFC WAS NO FACTOR. I TRIED TO TELL THE BE90 THAT THE TFC WAS A FACTOR, BUT HE DID NOT RESPOND TO 3 OF MY XMISSIONS. WHEN THE BE90 DID CALL ME, HE SAID JUMPERS WERE AWAY AND HE WAS DSNDING. AT THIS TIME THE MD80 WAS DIRECTLY OVER THE ARPT. PARACHUTE JUMPING AT P08 IS WITHIN 1 MI OF AN ARR GOING INTO PHX. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PLACE TO BE JUMPING WITH THE AMOUNT OF ACR TFC INBOUND TO PHX. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH ZAB SPECIALIST ADVISED REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ZAB SPECIALIST ADVISED THAT P08 WAS ORIGINALLY A WILLIAMS AFB ALTERNATE ARPT. THE PARACHUTE OP WAS MOVED TO ELOY ARPT, APPROX 15 MI WSW OF P08. TODAY, ELOY ARPT IS ALLEGED TO BE THE WORLD'S BUSIEST PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTIVITY ARPT. ELOY ARPT IS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE INTXN OF V94 AND V16. THE SPECIALIST ADVISED THAT THE PARACHUTE JUMPING SYMBOL WAS NOT REMOVED FROM P08. WHEN TFC INCREASED ALONG V16, AND INCIDENTS WERE RPTED DUE TO THE ACTIVITY AROUND ELOY ARPT, PHX TRACON AND ZAB COORD AN ARR RTE MOVE E, AWAY FROM V16, AND UTILIZED THE PHX VOR R127, PROPS AT 10000 FT AND JET AT 11000 FT. COORD WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN MID TO LATE 1995, AND THE RTE WAS IMPLEMENTED IN EARLY 1996. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED FROM A THEN UNKNOWN PARACHUTE OPERATOR AT P08. THAT OPERATOR WAS THEN JOINED BY ANOTHER PARACHUTE JUMPING ORGANIZATION. THE ARR RTE IS STILL OPERATIONAL AND USED. THE SPECIALIST ADVISED THE PARACHUTE USERS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN JUMPING FROM THE VICINITY OF 14000 FT. THE SPECIALIST ADVISED THAT THE ARR RTE CANNOT BE MOVED AGAIN BECAUSE OF R2310 TO THE E AND THE ELOY JUMP ZONE TO THE W. THE TRACON AND ZAB HAVE COORD FOR THE REMOVAL OF SOME OF THE XING RESTRS FOR TFC INBOUND TO PHX ON THIS RTE WHEN JUMPING ACTIVITY HAS BEEN COORD.

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.

Attributes
ACN	427212
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : p08
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 14500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	427212
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 3500
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

ZAB radar controller concerned with parachute activity at P08 when there was arrival air carrier traffic passing in the vicinity of parachute jump activity.