PA28 pilot encountered parachute jumpers at 9g6. No NOTAMS were issued.

Attributes
ACN	509812
Time
Date	200105
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	509812
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : skydivers non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action none taken : detected after the fact other
Miss Distance	vertical : 9000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Jump activity at 9g6 un-notamed. Listened to CTAF for 10 mins prior to arrival. Upon entering downwind, we were advised jumpers in the air and more to be released in several mins. Lack of NOTAM and lack of broadcasts on CTAF resulted in a surprise. We took our aircraft downwind and waited until all jumpers were on the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT ENCOUNTERED PARACHUTE JUMPERS AT 9G6. NO NOTAMS WERE ISSUED.

Narrative: JUMP ACTIVITY AT 9G6 UN-NOTAMED. LISTENED TO CTAF FOR 10 MINS PRIOR TO ARR. UPON ENTERING DOWNWIND, WE WERE ADVISED JUMPERS IN THE AIR AND MORE TO BE RELEASED IN SEVERAL MINS. LACK OF NOTAM AND LACK OF BROADCASTS ON CTAF RESULTED IN A SURPRISE. WE TOOK OUR ACFT DOWNWIND AND WAITED UNTIL ALL JUMPERS WERE ON THE GND.

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.