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Attributes | |
ACN | 538497 |
Time | |
Date | 200202 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Experimental |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
Operator | Other |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | other : 105 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 330 |
ASRS Report | 538497 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Events | |
Anomaly | inflight encounter : skydivers other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Airport |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Situations | |
Airport | procedure or policy : uuu.airport |
Narrative:
During takeoff roll on runway 6 at ZZZ this afternoon, a VHF transmission '...away over the field' was heard on 122.7, and about then 6 or 8 parachutes were observed overhead and descending to landing spot about 1000 ft to the right of the runway. It was too late to abort the takeoff and none of the jumpers were in the departure flight path so safety of flight was not compromised, but the experience was a bit unnerving for this pilot and probably the jumpers. Many pilots in the st louis area (including this one) do not normally fly into or out of airports with ongoing parachute operations. The legitimate pastime of people jumping out of airplanes over uncontrolled airports on a sunday afternoon is not a problem, but pilots unfamiliar with such local uncontrolled operations could be a problem. Perhaps, if there is a way to do it, a message to area pilots on this subject would heighten an awareness to be especially alert when on an uncontrolled airport with parachute operations. This is especially true for pilots accustomed to flying out of controled airports where ATC keeps one informed of such events. An ATIS/AWOS type service by parachute organizations would be helpful in alerting non local pilots of on-going parachute operations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA EXPERIMENTAL PLT IS SURPRISED TO FIND SKYDIVERS FALLING OUT OF THE SKY WHILE ON TKOF ROLL.
Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL ON RWY 6 AT ZZZ THIS AFTERNOON, A VHF XMISSION '...AWAY OVER THE FIELD' WAS HEARD ON 122.7, AND ABOUT THEN 6 OR 8 PARACHUTES WERE OBSERVED OVERHEAD AND DSNDING TO LNDG SPOT ABOUT 1000 FT TO THE R OF THE RWY. IT WAS TOO LATE TO ABORT THE TKOF AND NONE OF THE JUMPERS WERE IN THE DEP FLT PATH SO SAFETY OF FLT WAS NOT COMPROMISED, BUT THE EXPERIENCE WAS A BIT UNNERVING FOR THIS PLT AND PROBABLY THE JUMPERS. MANY PLTS IN THE ST LOUIS AREA (INCLUDING THIS ONE) DO NOT NORMALLY FLY INTO OR OUT OF ARPTS WITH ONGOING PARACHUTE OPS. THE LEGITIMATE PASTIME OF PEOPLE JUMPING OUT OF AIRPLANES OVER UNCTLED ARPTS ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON IS NOT A PROB, BUT PLTS UNFAMILIAR WITH SUCH LCL UNCTLED OPS COULD BE A PROB. PERHAPS, IF THERE IS A WAY TO DO IT, A MESSAGE TO AREA PLTS ON THIS SUBJECT WOULD HEIGHTEN AN AWARENESS TO BE ESPECIALLY ALERT WHEN ON AN UNCTLED ARPT WITH PARACHUTE OPS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR PLTS ACCUSTOMED TO FLYING OUT OF CTLED ARPTS WHERE ATC KEEPS ONE INFORMED OF SUCH EVENTS. AN ATIS/AWOS TYPE SVC BY PARACHUTE ORGANIZATIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL IN ALERTING NON LCL PLTS OF ON-GOING PARACHUTE OPS.
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.