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Pilot of small aircraft near airport where parachute drops are advertised on saturdays saw 5 parachutists drop in front of his aircraft, hard turn evasive action to miss.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 189781 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 49a airport : jzp |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 1050 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 189781 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1750 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Called FSS before flight for a VFR briefing. Ask if there would be any parachute jumping at ellijay gilmer county airport. He said no there would not. He checked NOTAMS and was none. On the way up to mountains crossed airport and stated on unicom I was transiting from south to north. On way back on V311 10 NM north nello 5 or more skydivers fell in front of plane. I made hard left turn to miss them. On the ground when back called FSS, advised what had happened. He checked NOTAMS, wasn't any. I felt a call to FSS and ATC clearance would help. That way VFR pilots would know what's going on and ATC could call traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA NEAR ARPT WHERE PARACHUTE DROPS ARE ADVERTISED ON SATURDAYS SAW 5 PARACHUTISTS DROP IN FRONT OF HIS ACFT, HARD TURN EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS.
Narrative: CALLED FSS BEFORE FLT FOR A VFR BRIEFING. ASK IF THERE WOULD BE ANY PARACHUTE JUMPING AT ELLIJAY GILMER COUNTY ARPT. HE SAID NO THERE WOULD NOT. HE CHKED NOTAMS AND WAS NONE. ON THE WAY UP TO MOUNTAINS CROSSED ARPT AND STATED ON UNICOM I WAS TRANSITING FROM S TO N. ON WAY BACK ON V311 10 NM N NELLO 5 OR MORE SKYDIVERS FELL IN FRONT OF PLANE. I MADE HARD L TURN TO MISS THEM. ON THE GND WHEN BACK CALLED FSS, ADVISED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE CHKED NOTAMS, WASN'T ANY. I FELT A CALL TO FSS AND ATC CLRNC WOULD HELP. THAT WAY VFR PLTS WOULD KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND ATC COULD CALL TFC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.