T3A firefly pilot accidentally flies through a drop zone for skydivers. Controller advises the pilot of his location and the aircraft exits the area.

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Attributes
ACN	698184
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ca89.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : sat.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Amateur (Home) Built
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 26800 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	698184
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : skydivers non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Waited all morning for the fog to burn off. I guess the parachute guys did too! Accidentally flew through a drop zone. Didn't know till queried by approach control who saw me on radar approaching the drop zone. Advised the jumpers to hold. No NOTAMS on duats and also no parachute depicted on the sectional.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: T3A FIREFLY PLT ACCIDENTALLY FLIES THROUGH A DROP ZONE FOR SKYDIVERS. CTLR ADVISES THE PLT OF HIS LOCATION AND THE ACFT EXITS THE AREA.

Narrative: WAITED ALL MORNING FOR THE FOG TO BURN OFF. I GUESS THE PARACHUTE GUYS DID TOO! ACCIDENTALLY FLEW THROUGH A DROP ZONE. DIDN'T KNOW TILL QUERIED BY APCH CTL WHO SAW ME ON RADAR APCHING THE DROP ZONE. ADVISED THE JUMPERS TO HOLD. NO NOTAMS ON DUATS AND ALSO NO PARACHUTE DEPICTED ON THE SECTIONAL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.