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Bell 206 pilot reported someone expressed concern at his proximity to jumpers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1318645 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | 0L7.Airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Jet/Long Ranger/206 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 9500 Flight Crew Type 1800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was flying northwest toward jean; nv from a field location 25 miles southeast of the airport for fuel. I had been monitoring the CTAF since lifting from the field site but had heard no radio traffic. At seven miles southeast of jean I made a blind radio call that I was inbound to land. Immediately after the radio call; the pilot of another aircraft announced that parachute jumping was in progress at jean. I called the other pilot to coordinate my arrival. He said he would have jumpers away in three minutes. I asked if I would be clear of the jump area if I flew directly to the interstate; then north along the west side of the freeway; the pilot said that would keep me out of the jump area.as I approached to within a half mile of the freeway the jump pilot announced he would have jumpers away in two minutes. Immediately after that announcement; an excited voice came over the radio yelling that a helicopter was over the drop zone. I radioed that I was in contact with the jump pilot; and that I would be west of the freeway well before jumpers were away. The excited voice became unreadable for a period as the operator yelled into the radio. Eventually; the operator quieted down enough to be understood and I heard him say; among other things; he would be '...up to get my tail number'.I continued to jean where I put on fuel and used the facilities. The jump pilot landed and we talked. He told me another group of jumpers landed at the jump site prior to my arrival; and they may have been upset that I flew over them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Bell 206 pilot reported someone expressed concern at his proximity to jumpers.
Narrative: I was flying NW toward Jean; NV from a field location 25 miles SE of the airport for fuel. I had been monitoring the CTAF since lifting from the field site but had heard no radio traffic. At seven miles SE of Jean I made a blind radio call that I was inbound to land. Immediately after the radio call; the pilot of another aircraft announced that parachute jumping was in progress at Jean. I called the other pilot to coordinate my arrival. He said he would have jumpers away in three minutes. I asked if I would be clear of the jump area if I flew directly to the interstate; then north along the west side of the freeway; the pilot said that would keep me out of the jump area.As I approached to within a half mile of the freeway the jump pilot announced he would have jumpers away in two minutes. Immediately after that announcement; an excited voice came over the radio yelling that a helicopter was over the drop zone. I radioed that I was in contact with the jump pilot; and that I would be west of the freeway well before jumpers were away. The excited voice became unreadable for a period as the operator yelled into the radio. Eventually; the operator quieted down enough to be understood and I heard him say; among other things; he would be '...up to get my tail number'.I continued to Jean where I put on fuel and used the facilities. The jump pilot landed and we talked. He told me another group of jumpers landed at the jump site prior to my arrival; and they may have been upset that I flew over them.
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.