Narrative:

On 4/sat/2004 between XA00-XD00, parachutists were (on two separate occasions) seen landing on the runway surface of runway 3/21. This is not the first time this has happened. During these days of heavy parachute traffic, sometimes as many as 25-30 are released at a time and they land all over the airport, crossing back and forth over the active runway on their dscnts. No particular drop zone seems to be observed, as they just use the whole airport surface creating a hazard to normal airport traffic. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the airport in question was the walton county airport in monroe, GA (D73). The reporter indicated that this is an ongoing problem. At times there are 30 or more jumpers at a time. They land on all surfaces of the airport including the active runway when there are aircraft, including gliders, landing. The reporter is a glider pilot and has indicated that they are unable to go around if needed to avoid hitting a parachute jumper. The reporter also indicated that the jump aircraft races the jumpers down and lands in a diving straight in approach that makes it very difficult for other aircraft to see. The reporter indicated that the jumpers are required to have permission from the city to land on the field and that they do not have this permission. He feels that it is just a matter of time before someone is killed and would like the FAA to monitor the situation at this airport to help improve safety.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GLIDER PLT IS CONCERNED WITH THE NUMBER OF PARACHUTE JUMPERS THAT LAND ON THE ARPT SURFACE AT D73 WITH OTHER ACFT LNDG AT THE SAME TIME.

Narrative: ON 4/SAT/2004 BETWEEN XA00-XD00, PARACHUTISTS WERE (ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS) SEEN LNDG ON THE RWY SURFACE OF RWY 3/21. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. DURING THESE DAYS OF HEAVY PARACHUTE TFC, SOMETIMES AS MANY AS 25-30 ARE RELEASED AT A TIME AND THEY LAND ALL OVER THE ARPT, CROSSING BACK AND FORTH OVER THE ACTIVE RWY ON THEIR DSCNTS. NO PARTICULAR DROP ZONE SEEMS TO BE OBSERVED, AS THEY JUST USE THE WHOLE ARPT SURFACE CREATING A HAZARD TO NORMAL ARPT TFC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE ARPT IN QUESTION WAS THE WALTON COUNTY ARPT IN MONROE, GA (D73). THE RPTR INDICATED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROB. AT TIMES THERE ARE 30 OR MORE JUMPERS AT A TIME. THEY LAND ON ALL SURFACES OF THE ARPT INCLUDING THE ACTIVE RWY WHEN THERE ARE ACFT, INCLUDING GLIDERS, LNDG. THE RPTR IS A GLIDER PLT AND HAS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO GAR IF NEEDED TO AVOID HITTING A PARACHUTE JUMPER. THE RPTR ALSO INDICATED THAT THE JUMP ACFT RACES THE JUMPERS DOWN AND LANDS IN A DIVING STRAIGHT IN APCH THAT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR OTHER ACFT TO SEE. THE RPTR INDICATED THAT THE JUMPERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE CITY TO LAND ON THE FIELD AND THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THIS PERMISSION. HE FEELS THAT IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AND WOULD LIKE THE FAA TO MONITOR THE SIT AT THIS ARPT TO HELP IMPROVE SAFETY.

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.