Military X had near midair collision with parachutist. See and avoid concept. Evasive action taken.

Attributes
ACN	253127
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ign
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : military
ASRS Report	253127
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Military X on an IFR clearance during the approach phase for landing at stewart IAP, newburgh, ny. At 4000 ft MSL on vectors from ny approach direct to stewart, military X instructed to turn to 090 degrees. Military X commenced the turn immediately and informed ny radar that the airport was in sight. Ny radar informed aircraft at that time that a parachute drop was under way. At that point, 5 parachutes opened directly ahead of military X within 1-2 mi. Evasive action was taken and military X missed the closest parachutist by approximately 500 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL X HAD NMAC WITH PARACHUTIST. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN.

Narrative: MIL X ON AN IFR CLRNC DURING THE APCH PHASE FOR LNDG AT STEWART IAP, NEWBURGH, NY. AT 4000 FT MSL ON VECTORS FROM NY APCH DIRECT TO STEWART, MIL X INSTRUCTED TO TURN TO 090 DEGS. MIL X COMMENCED THE TURN IMMEDIATELY AND INFORMED NY RADAR THAT THE ARPT WAS IN SIGHT. NY RADAR INFORMED ACFT AT THAT TIME THAT A PARACHUTE DROP WAS UNDER WAY. AT THAT POINT, 5 PARACHUTES OPENED DIRECTLY AHEAD OF MIL X WITHIN 1-2 MI. EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN AND MIL X MISSED THE CLOSEST PARACHUTIST BY APPROX 500 FT.

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.