Close proximity GA-small aircraft air carrier-medium large transport.

Attributes
ACN	96562
Time
Date	198810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 2w7
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi tower : dtw
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : v39
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 46 flight time total : 347 flight time type : 83
ASRS Report	96562
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flying skydivers over devener airport for the purpose of a parachute jump we came close to a large aircraft, the jumpers (4) and myself saw the plane and were taking action to avoid it while it was too close for comfort I don't believe we or the other plane were in danger because we were watching it and turned to get further from its flight path. We also dropped altitude. Still we were in touch with baltimore and had requested any traffic they could give us. Their workload must have been too busy. They medium large transport saw us and also told baltimore we were too close. I understand that in the world of aviation there seems to be no place for skydivers, but feel that if the controllers could ask the larger planes for just a little deviation, like degree to the other side of the victor airways it would be safer for all concerned. The airway is close to the drop zone but it seems they hug the right side of it when going east-west or especially esw. The drop zone in question has been established for 30 years.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA-SMA ACR-MLG.

Narrative: FLYING SKYDIVERS OVER DEVENER AIRPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF A PARACHUTE JUMP WE CAME CLOSE TO A LARGE ACFT, THE JUMPERS (4) AND MYSELF SAW THE PLANE AND WERE TAKING ACTION TO AVOID IT WHILE IT WAS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT I DON'T BELIEVE WE OR THE OTHER PLANE WERE IN DANGER BECAUSE WE WERE WATCHING IT AND TURNED TO GET FURTHER FROM ITS FLIGHT PATH. WE ALSO DROPPED ALTITUDE. STILL WE WERE IN TOUCH WITH BALTIMORE AND HAD REQUESTED ANY TFC THEY COULD GIVE US. THEIR WORKLOAD MUST HAVE BEEN TOO BUSY. THEY MLG SAW US AND ALSO TOLD BALTIMORE WE WERE TOO CLOSE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE WORLD OF AVIATION THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PLACE FOR SKYDIVERS, BUT FEEL THAT IF THE CTLRS COULD ASK THE LARGER PLANES FOR JUST A LITTLE DEVIATION, LIKE DEG TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VICTOR AIRWAYS IT WOULD BE SAFER FOR ALL CONCERNED. THE AIRWAY IS CLOSE TO THE DROP ZONE BUT IT SEEMS THEY HUG THE RIGHT SIDE OF IT WHEN GOING EAST-WEST OR ESPECIALLY ESW. THE DROP ZONE IN QUESTION HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR 30 YEARS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.