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N90 controller concerned with parachute operations at calverton peconic airport affecting arrival routes into the ny area airports.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 525119 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ccc.vor |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 13500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Twin Otter DHC-6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 3 controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 6 flight time total : 92 |
| ASRS Report | 525119 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : skydivers |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : n90.tracon |
Narrative:
Should have submitted this report earlier this summer. The DH6 aircraft was brought in to allow the para drop operation to climb to 10500 ft, 11500 ft, or even 13500 ft MSL. These operations are taking place at the formerly closed calverton, peconic airport which is located approximately 2 mi southeast of CCC (calverton VOR). Most of the IFR traffic that our sector works (and the sector above us) which comes in from the eastern long island uses CCC on the route of flight. Many airplanes have reported seeing the jumpers go by just outside their windows. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter concerned with untimely intrafac coordination, and thinks FAA should restrict jumping altitudes below arrival routes, which are primarily 3000 ft and above.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: N90 CTLR CONCERNED WITH PARACHUTE OPS AT CALVERTON PECONIC ARPT AFFECTING ARR ROUTES INTO THE NY AREA ARPTS.
Narrative: SHOULD HAVE SUBMITTED THIS RPT EARLIER THIS SUMMER. THE DH6 ACFT WAS BROUGHT IN TO ALLOW THE PARA DROP OP TO CLB TO 10500 FT, 11500 FT, OR EVEN 13500 FT MSL. THESE OPS ARE TAKING PLACE AT THE FORMERLY CLOSED CALVERTON, PECONIC ARPT WHICH IS LOCATED APPROX 2 MI SE OF CCC (CALVERTON VOR). MOST OF THE IFR TFC THAT OUR SECTOR WORKS (AND THE SECTOR ABOVE US) WHICH COMES IN FROM THE EASTERN LONG ISLAND USES CCC ON THE RTE OF FLT. MANY AIRPLANES HAVE RPTED SEEING THE JUMPERS GO BY JUST OUTSIDE THEIR WINDOWS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR CONCERNED WITH UNTIMELY INTRAFAC COORD, AND THINKS FAA SHOULD RESTRICT JUMPING ALTS BELOW ARR ROUTES, WHICH ARE PRIMARILY 3000 FT AND ABOVE.
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.