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A beech 100 conducting parachute operations and, although warned, several jumpers made a formation jump through clouds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482178 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 13500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | King Air 100 A/B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 290 |
| ASRS Report | 482178 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : + |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were conducting parachute operations at ZZZ field, us. The day was VFR, however, there were some clouds below us. Most of the jumpers were able to avoid the clouds and maintain VFR conditions. However, one group of inexperienced skydivers decided to do a group jump. I told them to be careful of their exits and make sure they avoided the lower clouds. As they climbed out of the airplane to hang on the door, they did not bother to look below them before they jumped. As a result, they descended through the clouds while in formation. This is very dangerous to both the skydivers in the group as well as to other traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BEECH 100 CONDUCTING PARACHUTE OPS AND, ALTHOUGH WARNED, SEVERAL JUMPERS MADE A FORMATION JUMP THROUGH CLOUDS.
Narrative: WE WERE CONDUCTING PARACHUTE OPS AT ZZZ FIELD, US. THE DAY WAS VFR, HOWEVER, THERE WERE SOME CLOUDS BELOW US. MOST OF THE JUMPERS WERE ABLE TO AVOID THE CLOUDS AND MAINTAIN VFR CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, ONE GROUP OF INEXPERIENCED SKYDIVERS DECIDED TO DO A GROUP JUMP. I TOLD THEM TO BE CAREFUL OF THEIR EXITS AND MAKE SURE THEY AVOIDED THE LOWER CLOUDS. AS THEY CLBED OUT OF THE AIRPLANE TO HANG ON THE DOOR, THEY DID NOT BOTHER TO LOOK BELOW THEM BEFORE THEY JUMPED. AS A RESULT, THEY DSNDED THROUGH THE CLOUDS WHILE IN FORMATION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BOTH THE SKYDIVERS IN THE GROUP AS WELL AS TO OTHER TFC.
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.