Flight crew of an executive jet had a near miss with a skydiver coming down near them just after liftoff from the runway at 150 ft AGL. The tower controller had cleared them for takeoff with an advisory that jumpers were in the air.

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Attributes
ACN	446083
Time
Date	199908
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : uin.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : uin.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	446083
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : skydivers non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory none taken : insufficient time none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : uin.airport

Narrative:

At the quincy, il, airport they have a temporary tower for special event to control any increase in operations. We were cleared for takeoff on runway 22 and were informed there were jumpers in the air. We visually spotted a group left of the runway and elected to go ahead and start the takeoff. As we rotated and started our climb, 1 of the jumpers continued his flight toward the active runway. As we passed each other at about 100-150 ft AGL. I believe he had no idea that we were there. Looking back we should have waited for that group of jumpers to have landed before starting our takeoff roll. But it is difficult to plan your takeoff and lndgs between groups of jumpers, because it is almost a continuous flow of jumpers coming down. All of the local pilots believe it is only a matter of time before there is an accident between jumper and airplane. I wish they would close the airport to all traffic while the jumpers are there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN EXECUTIVE JET HAD A NEAR MISS WITH A SKYDIVER COMING DOWN NEAR THEM JUST AFTER LIFTOFF FROM THE RWY AT 150 FT AGL. THE TWR CTLR HAD CLRED THEM FOR TKOF WITH AN ADVISORY THAT JUMPERS WERE IN THE AIR.

Narrative: AT THE QUINCY, IL, ARPT THEY HAVE A TEMPORARY TWR FOR SPECIAL EVENT TO CTL ANY INCREASE IN OPS. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 22 AND WERE INFORMED THERE WERE JUMPERS IN THE AIR. WE VISUALLY SPOTTED A GROUP L OF THE RWY AND ELECTED TO GO AHEAD AND START THE TKOF. AS WE ROTATED AND STARTED OUR CLB, 1 OF THE JUMPERS CONTINUED HIS FLT TOWARD THE ACTIVE RWY. AS WE PASSED EACH OTHER AT ABOUT 100-150 FT AGL. I BELIEVE HE HAD NO IDEA THAT WE WERE THERE. LOOKING BACK WE SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR THAT GROUP OF JUMPERS TO HAVE LANDED BEFORE STARTING OUR TKOF ROLL. BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO PLAN YOUR TKOF AND LNDGS BTWN GROUPS OF JUMPERS, BECAUSE IT IS ALMOST A CONTINUOUS FLOW OF JUMPERS COMING DOWN. ALL OF THE LCL PLTS BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT BTWN JUMPER AND AIRPLANE. I WISH THEY WOULD CLOSE THE ARPT TO ALL TFC WHILE THE JUMPERS ARE THERE.

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.