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C172 flight instructor with student on V94 at 6;500 ft; reports a near midair collision with skydivers over E60 airport. The reporter had been monitoring the CTAF for E60 and heard no calls for jumpers away.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1204684 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | E60.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Airway V94 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 300 Flight Crew Type 80 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 30 |
Narrative:
On a routine instrument rating training flight with a student; we were practicing flying on victor airways from navaids. We were on V94 from tfd; which crosses E60. I tuned into E60 CTAF 122.80 and asked for an airport advisory; and if any jump operations were in progress. I continued to monitor E60's frequency as I transitioned over the field at 6500. 5 minutes later; with no jump calls; I spotted two jumpers with patrons strapped to them off my wing. I immediately took evasive action to distance myself from them; and to scan for additional jumpers. Major parachute jump operations in a student intensive practice area (the phx southeast practice area) is a rising issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 Flight Instructor with student on V94 at 6;500 FT; reports a NMAC with skydivers over E60 airport. The reporter had been monitoring the CTAF for E60 and heard no calls for jumpers away.
Narrative: On a routine instrument rating training flight with a student; we were practicing flying on victor airways from NAVAIDS. We were on V94 from TFD; which crosses E60. I tuned into E60 CTAF 122.80 and asked for an airport advisory; and if any jump operations were in progress. I continued to monitor E60's frequency as I transitioned over the field at 6500. 5 minutes later; with no jump calls; I spotted two jumpers with patrons strapped to them off my wing. I immediately took evasive action to distance myself from them; and to scan for additional jumpers. Major parachute jump operations in a student intensive practice area (the PHX southeast practice area) is a rising issue.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.