Narrative:

The event occurred because ATC told us to turn north into the descending traffic instead of south. The jump zone is north of the course from eau to ZZZ and I have never had a problem with the zone before. A contributing factor is the excessive descent that the jump plane was making in order to beat the jumpers to the ground. Flight X departed runway 22 at eau and made a left turn out on course to ZZZ climbing out of 5000 ft msp center (125.3) told us to expedite our climb through 7000 ft for a jump plane that was descending north of us. Then ATC told us to turn 20 degrees left for traffic. We complied with ATC and soon we could see the aircraft on TCAS descending rapidly. We got TCAS TA and now turned 20 degrees more left (north) to avoid the traffic. We advised ATC that we were deviating and controller stated that our radar targets were going to merge. We were still climbing to 9000 ft; our assigned altitude; when we got a TCAS RA (monitor vertical rate). We then saw the jump plane in a steep turning dive oblivious to any traffic. We turned further north to avoid him and then we got another TCAS RA to climb because he descended through our altitude. I complied with the RA again and we advised ATC that we had multiple TCAS RA's. After we got the clear of conflict from the TCAS we continued on course to ZZZ and landed uneventfully. We complied with the TCAS RA's. I think the ATC controller should have turned us south instead of north. This would have avoided the traffic conflict. Also the jump aircraft needs to clear the area and ask ATC if any traffic is in the area before starting such steep dscnts. The aircraft was in contact with ATC and told her the jumpers were away; yet he made no effort to arrest his descent or make any turns to avoid us.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF34 HAS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A SKYDIVING JUMP PLANE ON DEP FROM EAU.

Narrative: THE EVENT OCCURRED BECAUSE ATC TOLD US TO TURN N INTO THE DSNDING TFC INSTEAD OF S. THE JUMP ZONE IS N OF THE COURSE FROM EAU TO ZZZ AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROB WITH THE ZONE BEFORE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THE EXCESSIVE DSCNT THAT THE JUMP PLANE WAS MAKING IN ORDER TO BEAT THE JUMPERS TO THE GND. FLT X DEPARTED RWY 22 AT EAU AND MADE A L TURN OUT ON COURSE TO ZZZ CLBING OUT OF 5000 FT MSP CTR (125.3) TOLD US TO EXPEDITE OUR CLB THROUGH 7000 FT FOR A JUMP PLANE THAT WAS DSNDING N OF US. THEN ATC TOLD US TO TURN 20 DEGS L FOR TFC. WE COMPLIED WITH ATC AND SOON WE COULD SEE THE ACFT ON TCAS DSNDING RAPIDLY. WE GOT TCAS TA AND NOW TURNED 20 DEGS MORE L (N) TO AVOID THE TFC. WE ADVISED ATC THAT WE WERE DEVIATING AND CTLR STATED THAT OUR RADAR TARGETS WERE GOING TO MERGE. WE WERE STILL CLBING TO 9000 FT; OUR ASSIGNED ALT; WHEN WE GOT A TCAS RA (MONITOR VERT RATE). WE THEN SAW THE JUMP PLANE IN A STEEP TURNING DIVE OBLIVIOUS TO ANY TFC. WE TURNED FURTHER N TO AVOID HIM AND THEN WE GOT ANOTHER TCAS RA TO CLB BECAUSE HE DSNDED THROUGH OUR ALT. I COMPLIED WITH THE RA AGAIN AND WE ADVISED ATC THAT WE HAD MULTIPLE TCAS RA'S. AFTER WE GOT THE CLR OF CONFLICT FROM THE TCAS WE CONTINUED ON COURSE TO ZZZ AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. WE COMPLIED WITH THE TCAS RA'S. I THINK THE ATC CTLR SHOULD HAVE TURNED US S INSTEAD OF N. THIS WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THE TFC CONFLICT. ALSO THE JUMP ACFT NEEDS TO CLR THE AREA AND ASK ATC IF ANY TFC IS IN THE AREA BEFORE STARTING SUCH STEEP DSCNTS. THE ACFT WAS IN CONTACT WITH ATC AND TOLD HER THE JUMPERS WERE AWAY; YET HE MADE NO EFFORT TO ARREST HIS DSCNT OR MAKE ANY TURNS TO AVOID US.

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.