Small aircraft has near midair collision with sky divers as he descends for an approach and landing.

Attributes
ACN	219294
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : roc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	219294
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Assigned squawk and identify 25 northeast roc VOR at 4500 ft en route to and landing iag - passed north of roc westerly heading requested 2500 - told to descend at pilot's discretion. Approximately 15 mi northwest roc given traffic 10000 ft 5 mi responded no joy. At same time, 3-4 jumpers descended my 10-9 O'clock position within 50 ft. Roc reported no knowledge of jumpers away. Talked to radar watch supervisor by telephone and acknowledged traffic at 10000 was jump plane. However, said no radio contact with same. Very close, 3 degree heading to left would have ended casualties.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS NMAC WITH SKY DIVERS AS HE DSNDS FOR AN APCH AND LNDG.

Narrative: ASSIGNED SQUAWK AND IDENT 25 NE ROC VOR AT 4500 FT ENRTE TO AND LNDG IAG - PASSED N OF ROC WESTERLY HDG REQUESTED 2500 - TOLD TO DSND AT PLT'S DISCRETION. APPROX 15 MI NW ROC GIVEN TFC 10000 FT 5 MI RESPONDED NO JOY. AT SAME TIME, 3-4 JUMPERS DSNDED MY 10-9 O'CLOCK POS WITHIN 50 FT. ROC RPTED NO KNOWLEDGE OF JUMPERS AWAY. TALKED TO RADAR WATCH SUPERVISOR BY TELEPHONE AND ACKNOWLEDGED TFC AT 10000 WAS JUMP PLANE. HOWEVER, SAID NO RADIO CONTACT WITH SAME. VERY CLOSE, 3 DEG HDG TO L WOULD HAVE ENDED CASUALTIES.

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.