Sky dive pilot reported releasing jumpers without proper coordination with ATC; resulting in reduced...

Attributes
ACN	1434232
Time
Date	201703
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZAB.ARTCC
State Reference	NM
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Transport High Wing 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 119
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 850 Flight Crew Type 200
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

While conducting skydiving operations; I placed a two-minute call to ZAB center per the letter of agreement (LOA) between ZAB and the skydive operator. Center then called traffic seven miles out. He advised it was fast moving; but did not specify a speed or an ETA.per the LOA; I was supposed to call the traffic as either 'in sight' or 'no factor' before releasing the jumpers. Not having the traffic in sight; but believing it was far enough away as to not be a factor; I released the jumpers and inadvertently omitted the 'no factor' call to center. The traffic passed close enough to the jumpers to cause the ZAB controller some concern. Typically; traffic that is seven miles out will not be a factor at the two minute mark. However; this traffic was fast moving and I failed to take that into account in making my determination. Contributing to this was my inexperience as a skydive pilot. As of the date of this incident; I had been working in the position less than three months. This was my first day conducting skydive operations away from the airport where I usually work.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Sky dive pilot reported releasing jumpers without proper coordination with ATC; resulting in reduced separation between jumpers and other traffic.

Narrative: While conducting skydiving operations; I placed a two-minute call to ZAB center per the Letter of Agreement (LOA) between ZAB and the skydive operator. Center then called traffic seven miles out. He advised it was fast moving; but did not specify a speed or an ETA.Per the LOA; I was supposed to call the traffic as either 'in sight' or 'no factor' before releasing the jumpers. Not having the traffic in sight; but believing it was far enough away as to not be a factor; I released the jumpers and inadvertently omitted the 'no factor' call to Center. The traffic passed close enough to the jumpers to cause the ZAB controller some concern. Typically; traffic that is seven miles out will not be a factor at the two minute mark. However; this traffic was fast moving and I failed to take that into account in making my determination. Contributing to this was my inexperience as a skydive pilot. As of the date of this incident; I had been working in the position less than three months. This was my first day conducting skydive operations away from the airport where I usually work.

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.