Maule MX7 pilot reported a 'close proximity' event to skydivers in the vicinity of petersburg airpor...

Attributes
ACN	1367003
Time
Date	201606
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	PIT.TRACON
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	M-7
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 1100 Flight Crew Type 425
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict
Miss Distance	Horizontal 50 Vertical 500

Narrative:

Came in close proximity to skydivers. I was monitoring the pittsburgh approach frequency; but did not hear any mention of jumpers at the petersburg airport prior to the incident; possibly because of conversation with my passenger. I think a mile or two no fly restriction should be placed around all jump zones to prevent what could have been a tragic event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Maule MX7 pilot reported a 'close proximity' event to skydivers in the vicinity of Petersburg airport.

Narrative: Came in close proximity to skydivers. I was monitoring the Pittsburgh approach frequency; but did not hear any mention of jumpers at the Petersburg Airport prior to the incident; possibly because of conversation with my passenger. I think a mile or two no fly restriction should be placed around all jump zones to prevent what could have been a tragic event.

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.

Maule MX7 pilot reported a 'close proximity' event to skydivers in the vicinity of petersburg airport.