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F100 crew had a track deviation on the wilber 2 arrival to dfw when distraction by skydivers jumping directly below.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : addvl |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : wilber 2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 512660 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : skydivers non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
PNF. Arrival changed to wilber 2. Cross addvl at 11000 ft, 250 KTS. First officer attempting to comply. Approaching fix, conflict with jumpers and aircraft at 10000 ft, 2 mi. We both looked for traffic. First officer missed turn to 240 degrees at addvl by 2/3 mi. No comment by approach nor traffic conflict noted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: F100 CREW HAD A TRACK DEV ON THE WILBER 2 ARR TO DFW WHEN DISTR BY SKYDIVERS JUMPING DIRECTLY BELOW.
Narrative: PNF. ARR CHANGED TO WILBER 2. CROSS ADDVL AT 11000 FT, 250 KTS. FO ATTEMPTING TO COMPLY. APCHING FIX, CONFLICT WITH JUMPERS AND ACFT AT 10000 FT, 2 MI. WE BOTH LOOKED FOR TFC. FO MISSED TURN TO 240 DEGS AT ADDVL BY 2/3 MI. NO COMMENT BY APCH NOR TFC CONFLICT NOTED.
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.