Narrative:

As we approached the airport; I saw it before my student. I was asking him questions; prompting him to find the airport by himself. When he finally did realize our proximity to the airport; I told him; 'we'd better make a radio call; you see we're only about 5 mi from the airport; let's start descending too.' he made our first radio call at that point; about 5 mi out. 'Lodi traffic; cessna XXXX is 5 mi southeast 4500 ft descending; request airport advisory; lodi.' no one responded; so we continued toward the airport; and began a steeper-than-normal descent so we could overfly the airfield 1000 ft above traffic pattern altitude; in order to view the windsock. As we approached the airport (approximately 1 mi); I noticed a DHC6 twin otter very close to our airplane; at our 3 O'clock position flying toward us. I took the controls from my student; and pushed the nose down to quickly descend out of the flight path of the airplane. I immediately made a radio call 'cessna XXXX we have the twin otter in sight; about 1 mi south of the airport; do you see us?' no response came; and we continued for another 20 seconds or so; at which time we were over the airport and we saw a parachute at our 2 O'clock position only a few hundred yards away. I immediately looked above us and all around us for other parachutes; but did not see any. A voice came over the radio (the first we had heard on the frequency) and said 'the C150 over lodi; you just flew through an active drop zone!' I said 'yeah; we just realized that; I'm really sorry; we're gonna get out of here!' the reply came 'it should be clear about 1 mi east of the airport.' instead; we continued to our next airport of intended landing; which was nearby.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ENCOUNTER SKYDIVERS WHILE ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN AT 1O3.

Narrative: AS WE APCHED THE ARPT; I SAW IT BEFORE MY STUDENT. I WAS ASKING HIM QUESTIONS; PROMPTING HIM TO FIND THE ARPT BY HIMSELF. WHEN HE FINALLY DID REALIZE OUR PROX TO THE ARPT; I TOLD HIM; 'WE'D BETTER MAKE A RADIO CALL; YOU SEE WE'RE ONLY ABOUT 5 MI FROM THE ARPT; LET'S START DSNDING TOO.' HE MADE OUR FIRST RADIO CALL AT THAT POINT; ABOUT 5 MI OUT. 'LODI TFC; CESSNA XXXX IS 5 MI SE 4500 FT DSNDING; REQUEST ARPT ADVISORY; LODI.' NO ONE RESPONDED; SO WE CONTINUED TOWARD THE ARPT; AND BEGAN A STEEPER-THAN-NORMAL DSCNT SO WE COULD OVERFLY THE AIRFIELD 1000 FT ABOVE TFC PATTERN ALT; IN ORDER TO VIEW THE WINDSOCK. AS WE APCHED THE ARPT (APPROX 1 MI); I NOTICED A DHC6 TWIN OTTER VERY CLOSE TO OUR AIRPLANE; AT OUR 3 O'CLOCK POS FLYING TOWARD US. I TOOK THE CTLS FROM MY STUDENT; AND PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN TO QUICKLY DSND OUT OF THE FLT PATH OF THE AIRPLANE. I IMMEDIATELY MADE A RADIO CALL 'CESSNA XXXX WE HAVE THE TWIN OTTER IN SIGHT; ABOUT 1 MI S OF THE ARPT; DO YOU SEE US?' NO RESPONSE CAME; AND WE CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 20 SECONDS OR SO; AT WHICH TIME WE WERE OVER THE ARPT AND WE SAW A PARACHUTE AT OUR 2 O'CLOCK POS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AWAY. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED ABOVE US AND ALL AROUND US FOR OTHER PARACHUTES; BUT DID NOT SEE ANY. A VOICE CAME OVER THE RADIO (THE FIRST WE HAD HEARD ON THE FREQ) AND SAID 'THE C150 OVER LODI; YOU JUST FLEW THROUGH AN ACTIVE DROP ZONE!' I SAID 'YEAH; WE JUST REALIZED THAT; I'M REALLY SORRY; WE'RE GONNA GET OUT OF HERE!' THE REPLY CAME 'IT SHOULD BE CLR ABOUT 1 MI E OF THE ARPT.' INSTEAD; WE CONTINUED TO OUR NEXT ARPT OF INTENDED LNDG; WHICH WAS NEARBY.

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.