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A low time jump plane pilot apparently is concerned that an FAA inspector had the impression that jumpers had dropped through a cloud layer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90.tracon |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 13500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 446350 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to the aggressive attitude against pilots by the FAA inspectors, I am filing this report. I flew the C208B with skydivers on board up to 13500 ft. A cloud layer formed underneath us. I descended VFR around the cloud layer and let the skydivers out about 7000 ft, making all the appropriate announcements on the radio. However, there were comments made that the skydivers went through the cloud layer. This is not true.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LOW TIME JUMP PLANE PLT APPARENTLY IS CONCERNED THAT AN FAA INSPECTOR HAD THE IMPRESSION THAT JUMPERS HAD DROPPED THROUGH A CLOUD LAYER.
Narrative: DUE TO THE AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE AGAINST PLTS BY THE FAA INSPECTORS, I AM FILING THIS RPT. I FLEW THE C208B WITH SKYDIVERS ON BOARD UP TO 13500 FT. A CLOUD LAYER FORMED UNDERNEATH US. I DSNDED VFR AROUND THE CLOUD LAYER AND LET THE SKYDIVERS OUT ABOUT 7000 FT, MAKING ALL THE APPROPRIATE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE RADIO. HOWEVER, THERE WERE COMMENTS MADE THAT THE SKYDIVERS WENT THROUGH THE CLOUD LAYER. THIS IS NOT TRUE.
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.