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Approach controller took a handoff on a VFR C152 from ZBW and upon initial contact the C152 asked about any skydiving activity in his area. Approach controller had no reports on any skydiving and said there were no NOTAMS on any in that area. The approach controller had a primary target only in that area, but apparently was unable to track it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352973 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gdm |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bdl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 352973 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I took a handoff from gdm sector of ZBW northeast of gdm VOR on a C152 at 4500 ft. I began issuing advisories on a primary target opposite direction just south of the gdm VOR. The pilot asked me if there was parachute jumping when traffic was passing close off his left. I advised him I had no information on parachute jumping in his area and that the traffic was no factor. He told me he saw 3 jumpers go by. I asked him how close and he said about a half a mi. After inquiring from the center sector and FSS, there were no NOTAMS on jumping in this area. Pilot never saw aircraft that jumpers departed from. This area is on 2 airways V229 and V14, according to a controller at ZBW gdm sector they had other reports of unannounced jumping activity in the area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR TOOK A HDOF ON A VFR C152 FROM ZBW AND UPON INITIAL CONTACT THE C152 ASKED ABOUT ANY SKYDIVING ACTIVITY IN HIS AREA. APCH CTLR HAD NO RPTS ON ANY SKYDIVING AND SAID THERE WERE NO NOTAMS ON ANY IN THAT AREA. THE APCH CTLR HAD A PRIMARY TARGET ONLY IN THAT AREA, BUT APPARENTLY WAS UNABLE TO TRACK IT.
Narrative: I TOOK A HDOF FROM GDM SECTOR OF ZBW NE OF GDM VOR ON A C152 AT 4500 FT. I BEGAN ISSUING ADVISORIES ON A PRIMARY TARGET OPPOSITE DIRECTION JUST S OF THE GDM VOR. THE PLT ASKED ME IF THERE WAS PARACHUTE JUMPING WHEN TFC WAS PASSING CLOSE OFF HIS L. I ADVISED HIM I HAD NO INFO ON PARACHUTE JUMPING IN HIS AREA AND THAT THE TFC WAS NO FACTOR. HE TOLD ME HE SAW 3 JUMPERS GO BY. I ASKED HIM HOW CLOSE AND HE SAID ABOUT A HALF A MI. AFTER INQUIRING FROM THE CTR SECTOR AND FSS, THERE WERE NO NOTAMS ON JUMPING IN THIS AREA. PLT NEVER SAW ACFT THAT JUMPERS DEPARTED FROM. THIS AREA IS ON 2 AIRWAYS V229 AND V14, ACCORDING TO A CTLR AT ZBW GDM SECTOR THEY HAD OTHER RPTS OF UNANNOUNCED JUMPING ACTIVITY IN THE AREA.
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.