Narrative:

On the afternoon of may/fri/01, a pilot came into my office asking if anyone would like a load of skydivers for a drop. Over olympia. He said he recently ran past his medical certificate, so needed someone to fill in for the wkend only. I volunteered, and took 3 jumpers in a C182 that afternoon for a successful jump. After landing, someone handed me $20 and said thank you and asked 'could I do some more jumps tomorrow?' on the morning of may/sat/01, I was told that I was flying for company X. I had not known this before, but was aware of their poor operational history at ZZZ. Because I had committed to this day's work, I again flew 3 skydivers in the C182 to altitude and completed a normal jump run with proper notification of both approach control and the control tower. The next flight was to be conducted in the twin beechcraft bonanza. I had every reason to believe this aircraft was airworthy, but did not have access to the aircraft logbooks at the time. After a thorough preflight, I stood with the group of skydivers and asked which one would be the jump master. I had given flight instruction to mr X -- the only one of them I knew -- and asked if he was planning to be the jump master. His reply was 'we all will,' but he could see that I was not satisfied with that answer, so he pointed to one of the divers I did not know and said that he would be jump master, and he would situation next to me and relay instructions. They told me they wanted 'a pass at 4500 ft, then climb to 12000 ft for the jump.' I told them then, while standing on the ground next to the airplane, that I had to notify both approach and tower, and that I would give them both 5 min warning and 1 min warning prior to the jump. I held up my hand to demonstrate with 5 fingers showing and 1 finger showing as I said this. The WX was clear and unrestr. The takeoff was uneventful. I informed the tower we were a jump plane, requested a straight-out departure sbound from runway 17, flew clear of class D airspace, and executed a 180 degree turn to the north as I climbed through 2700 ft. Since I was above the control zone, I made gentle turns above the drop zone while continuing to climb. There was a commotion in the back as everyone yelled 'door' and they opened it. My focus at this moment was to slow the aircraft down and I reduced the throttle, then turned to look back as a jumper went out the door. Astonished, I held up my hand in a 'stop' gesture, shook my head in a negative gesture, and shouted the words 'no, stop.' what was running through my mind at that moment was that they might all follow this lone jumper, but they all sat there staring at me as if they had never any intention to do so. I turned to xxxxxx and told him that I had not given warning to ATC and he engaged me in a conversation as to what we should do, which wasted valuable time, as we were now approaching 10000 ft. I called approach and gave them 5 min warning, called the tower to do the same. After landing, I visited the tower in person. While I was talking to mr X, the owner of company X called on the telephone to advise me, but I told him I would not fly for his operation anymore and I quit that job entirely. These problems with this flight were a simple communication error. I received no compensation for the second day's work nor do I want any, and I sincerely apologize to all involved.

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Title: CONTRACT PARACHUTE JUMP BE50 PLT REACTS TO NON COORD PARACHUTIST JUMP DEPARTING FROM OLM ARPT.

Narrative: ON THE AFTERNOON OF MAY/FRI/01, A PLT CAME INTO MY OFFICE ASKING IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE A LOAD OF SKYDIVERS FOR A DROP. OVER OLYMPIA. HE SAID HE RECENTLY RAN PAST HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, SO NEEDED SOMEONE TO FILL IN FOR THE WKEND ONLY. I VOLUNTEERED, AND TOOK 3 JUMPERS IN A C182 THAT AFTERNOON FOR A SUCCESSFUL JUMP. AFTER LNDG, SOMEONE HANDED ME $20 AND SAID THANK YOU AND ASKED 'COULD I DO SOME MORE JUMPS TOMORROW?' ON THE MORNING OF MAY/SAT/01, I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS FLYING FOR COMPANY X. I HAD NOT KNOWN THIS BEFORE, BUT WAS AWARE OF THEIR POOR OPERATIONAL HISTORY AT ZZZ. BECAUSE I HAD COMMITTED TO THIS DAY'S WORK, I AGAIN FLEW 3 SKYDIVERS IN THE C182 TO ALT AND COMPLETED A NORMAL JUMP RUN WITH PROPER NOTIFICATION OF BOTH APCH CTL AND THE CTL TWR. THE NEXT FLT WAS TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE TWIN BEECHCRAFT BONANZA. I HAD EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THIS ACFT WAS AIRWORTHY, BUT DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE ACFT LOGBOOKS AT THE TIME. AFTER A THOROUGH PREFLT, I STOOD WITH THE GROUP OF SKYDIVERS AND ASKED WHICH ONE WOULD BE THE JUMP MASTER. I HAD GIVEN FLT INSTRUCTION TO MR X -- THE ONLY ONE OF THEM I KNEW -- AND ASKED IF HE WAS PLANNING TO BE THE JUMP MASTER. HIS REPLY WAS 'WE ALL WILL,' BUT HE COULD SEE THAT I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT ANSWER, SO HE POINTED TO ONE OF THE DIVERS I DID NOT KNOW AND SAID THAT HE WOULD BE JUMP MASTER, AND HE WOULD SIT NEXT TO ME AND RELAY INSTRUCTIONS. THEY TOLD ME THEY WANTED 'A PASS AT 4500 FT, THEN CLB TO 12000 FT FOR THE JUMP.' I TOLD THEM THEN, WHILE STANDING ON THE GND NEXT TO THE AIRPLANE, THAT I HAD TO NOTIFY BOTH APCH AND TWR, AND THAT I WOULD GIVE THEM BOTH 5 MIN WARNING AND 1 MIN WARNING PRIOR TO THE JUMP. I HELD UP MY HAND TO DEMONSTRATE WITH 5 FINGERS SHOWING AND 1 FINGER SHOWING AS I SAID THIS. THE WX WAS CLR AND UNRESTR. THE TKOF WAS UNEVENTFUL. I INFORMED THE TWR WE WERE A JUMP PLANE, REQUESTED A STRAIGHT-OUT DEP SBOUND FROM RWY 17, FLEW CLR OF CLASS D AIRSPACE, AND EXECUTED A 180 DEG TURN TO THE N AS I CLBED THROUGH 2700 FT. SINCE I WAS ABOVE THE CTL ZONE, I MADE GENTLE TURNS ABOVE THE DROP ZONE WHILE CONTINUING TO CLB. THERE WAS A COMMOTION IN THE BACK AS EVERYONE YELLED 'DOOR' AND THEY OPENED IT. MY FOCUS AT THIS MOMENT WAS TO SLOW THE ACFT DOWN AND I REDUCED THE THROTTLE, THEN TURNED TO LOOK BACK AS A JUMPER WENT OUT THE DOOR. ASTONISHED, I HELD UP MY HAND IN A 'STOP' GESTURE, SHOOK MY HEAD IN A NEGATIVE GESTURE, AND SHOUTED THE WORDS 'NO, STOP.' WHAT WAS RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND AT THAT MOMENT WAS THAT THEY MIGHT ALL FOLLOW THIS LONE JUMPER, BUT THEY ALL SAT THERE STARING AT ME AS IF THEY HAD NEVER ANY INTENTION TO DO SO. I TURNED TO XXXXXX AND TOLD HIM THAT I HAD NOT GIVEN WARNING TO ATC AND HE ENGAGED ME IN A CONVERSATION AS TO WHAT WE SHOULD DO, WHICH WASTED VALUABLE TIME, AS WE WERE NOW APCHING 10000 FT. I CALLED APCH AND GAVE THEM 5 MIN WARNING, CALLED THE TWR TO DO THE SAME. AFTER LNDG, I VISITED THE TWR IN PERSON. WHILE I WAS TALKING TO MR X, THE OWNER OF COMPANY X CALLED ON THE TELEPHONE TO ADVISE ME, BUT I TOLD HIM I WOULD NOT FLY FOR HIS OP ANYMORE AND I QUIT THAT JOB ENTIRELY. THESE PROBS WITH THIS FLT WERE A SIMPLE COM ERROR. I RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION FOR THE SECOND DAY'S WORK NOR DO I WANT ANY, AND I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE TO ALL INVOLVED.

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.