C172 student training flight encounters skydivers during touch-and-go takeoff climb at E80 airport.

Attributes
ACN	562497
Time
Date	200210
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : e80.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 112 flight time total : 8542 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	562497
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : skydivers non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : became reoriented
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airspace Structure Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Local NOTAM published concerning parachute jumping at belen-alexander airport on wkends. Notices were distributed to FBO's in albuquerque area depicting drop zone to be east of the runway 3/21. This airport is used heavily for student training. While practicing touch-and-go lndgs with pre-solo flight student on runway 3, jump aircraft was heard to announce 'jumpers in the air.' following a touch-and-go landing, shortly after liftoff, multiple parachutists were observed to the west and immediately over the runway at approximately 500 ft AGL. My altitude was about 100 ft AGL. I continued the takeoff straight ahead, passing beneath the parachutists. There is a drop zone located 3 mi south of the belen-alexander airport that does not conflict with aircraft traffic. Lately on wkends, the skydiving company has been jumping onto the airport. This presents a hazard to aircraft and to parachutists. When the drop zone on the airport is in use, upon hearing the call 'jumpers in the air,' aircraft in the traffic pattern should exit the pattern by the most direct route. In this instance, due to the high cockpit workload brought about by student instruction, I was unaware of the time lapse between the call of 'jumpers in the air' and execution of the touch-and-go landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter realized that he should have made full stop landing after his student took off and they then noticed that they were climbing out under the descending skydivers. He stated that he did discuss this matter with the jump aircraft pilot that normally fly the skydivers and learned that there was another aircraft and pilot conducting the operations on the day of this incident. The special NOTAM called for the jumpers to land on the airport 300 ft southeast of the runway and that it was a contest to see how many jumps could be made in a specified time and would not be conducted on a continuous basis. Approximately 1 or 2 per yr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 STUDENT TRAINING FLT ENCOUNTERS SKYDIVERS DURING TOUCH-AND-GO TKOF CLB AT E80 ARPT.

Narrative: LCL NOTAM PUBLISHED CONCERNING PARACHUTE JUMPING AT BELEN-ALEXANDER ARPT ON WKENDS. NOTICES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FBO'S IN ALBUQUERQUE AREA DEPICTING DROP ZONE TO BE E OF THE RWY 3/21. THIS ARPT IS USED HEAVILY FOR STUDENT TRAINING. WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LNDGS WITH PRE-SOLO FLT STUDENT ON RWY 3, JUMP ACFT WAS HEARD TO ANNOUNCE 'JUMPERS IN THE AIR.' FOLLOWING A TOUCH-AND-GO LNDG, SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, MULTIPLE PARACHUTISTS WERE OBSERVED TO THE W AND IMMEDIATELY OVER THE RWY AT APPROX 500 FT AGL. MY ALT WAS ABOUT 100 FT AGL. I CONTINUED THE TKOF STRAIGHT AHEAD, PASSING BENEATH THE PARACHUTISTS. THERE IS A DROP ZONE LOCATED 3 MI S OF THE BELEN-ALEXANDER ARPT THAT DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH ACFT TFC. LATELY ON WKENDS, THE SKYDIVING COMPANY HAS BEEN JUMPING ONTO THE ARPT. THIS PRESENTS A HAZARD TO ACFT AND TO PARACHUTISTS. WHEN THE DROP ZONE ON THE ARPT IS IN USE, UPON HEARING THE CALL 'JUMPERS IN THE AIR,' ACFT IN THE TFC PATTERN SHOULD EXIT THE PATTERN BY THE MOST DIRECT RTE. IN THIS INSTANCE, DUE TO THE HIGH COCKPIT WORKLOAD BROUGHT ABOUT BY STUDENT INSTRUCTION, I WAS UNAWARE OF THE TIME LAPSE BTWN THE CALL OF 'JUMPERS IN THE AIR' AND EXECUTION OF THE TOUCH-AND-GO LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR REALIZED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE MADE FULL STOP LNDG AFTER HIS STUDENT TOOK OFF AND THEY THEN NOTICED THAT THEY WERE CLBING OUT UNDER THE DSNDING SKYDIVERS. HE STATED THAT HE DID DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH THE JUMP ACFT PLT THAT NORMALLY FLY THE SKYDIVERS AND LEARNED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT AND PLT CONDUCTING THE OPS ON THE DAY OF THIS INCIDENT. THE SPECIAL NOTAM CALLED FOR THE JUMPERS TO LAND ON THE ARPT 300 FT SE OF THE RWY AND THAT IT WAS A CONTEST TO SEE HOW MANY JUMPS COULD BE MADE IN A SPECIFIED TIME AND WOULD NOT BE CONDUCTED ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. APPROX 1 OR 2 PER YR.

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.