<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1291090, August 2015

The TRACON controller got permission to climb an aircraft to 15;000 feet into ARTCC airspace to ensure he climbed above a parachute jump aircraft at 14;000 feet. The TRACON controller switched the aircraft to the ARTCC frequency still below and climbing towards the parachute jump aircraft. The ARTCC controller had to issue vectors to the aircraft to avoid the parachute jumpers.

Attributes
ACN	1291090
Time
Date	201508
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZID.ARTCC
State Reference	IN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 6.5
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Approach called to get higher on aircraft X to get above or around parachute jump aircraft at 14;000 feet. I approved 15;000 feet. Approach switched the aircraft out of 12;500 feet head on with the parachute jump aircraft. I had to turn the aircraft X and expedite his climb thru 14;000 feet to prevent a near midair collision. When the aircraft X passed west of the parachute jump aircraft he was at the same altitude as the parachute jump aircraft. Had I not turned the aircraft X there may have been a collision with jumpers or parachute jump aircraft.this has been an issue in the past. Approach calls to get higher to top the parachute jump aircraft; and switch the aircraft prior to separation. Approach needs to have a procedure or new routing for departures when they have parachute jump aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The TRACON Controller got permission to climb an aircraft to 15;000 feet into ARTCC airspace to ensure he climbed above a parachute jump aircraft at 14;000 feet. The TRACON Controller switched the aircraft to the ARTCC frequency still below and climbing towards the parachute jump aircraft. The ARTCC Controller had to issue vectors to the aircraft to avoid the parachute jumpers.

Narrative: Approach called to get higher on Aircraft X to get above or around parachute jump aircraft at 14;000 feet. I approved 15;000 feet. Approach switched the aircraft out of 12;500 feet head on with the parachute jump aircraft. I had to turn the Aircraft X and expedite his climb thru 14;000 feet to prevent a near midair collision. When the Aircraft X passed west of the parachute jump aircraft he was at the same altitude as the parachute jump aircraft. Had I not turned the Aircraft X there may have been a collision with jumpers or parachute jump aircraft.This has been an issue in the past. Approach calls to get higher to top the parachute jump aircraft; and switch the aircraft prior to separation. Approach needs to have a procedure or new routing for departures when they have parachute jump aircraft.

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.