Narrative:

I was assigned civilian parachute operations at X21 using a casa 212 aircraft. This aircraft has a large rear ramp-tailgate from which the parachute jumpers exit. The ramp affords the jumpmaster an excellent view of aircraft ground track, ground release point, and any air traffic conflicts below. The jumpmaster (also drop zone manager) wanted a 150 degree magnetic track to drop jumpers. Aircraft heading to accomplish this track was 160 degrees until just prior to release point, at which time a turn of 030 degrees right was required to maintain a constant 150 degree ground track. Forecast winds were 3000 ft 210 degrees 18 KTS, 6000 ft 230 degrees 18 KTS, 9000 ft 240 degrees 22 KTS, and 12000 ft 250 degrees 30 KTS. The jumpmaster released jumpers late, past the release point. As a result, all individual jumpers landed safely one to one and one half SM ese of X21 in titusville, fl. The last to exit the aircraft was a tandem team. They drifted ese also, but when over the indian river east of titusville, the tandem instructor decided to make an emergency landing approximately 8 one half SM ese of X21 on the south end of the cape canaveral space shuttle landing facility. They were promptly arrested by base security. Corrective actions: 1) jumpmasters will promptly exit jumpers at release point. 2) require aircraft go around as necessary.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CASA 212 ON CIVILIAN PARACHUTE JUMP OP. JUMPMASTER FAILED TO ORDER PARACHUTIST TO JUMP OVER RELEASE POINT. ONE TANDEM PAIR ENDED LNDG 8 PT 5 MI FROM TARGET ON CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE SHUTTLE LNDG STRIP. ARRESTED BY BASE SECURITY.

Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED CIVILIAN PARACHUTE OPS AT X21 USING A CASA 212 ACFT. THIS ACFT HAS A LARGE REAR RAMP-TAILGATE FROM WHICH THE PARACHUTE JUMPERS EXIT. THE RAMP AFFORDS THE JUMPMASTER AN EXCELLENT VIEW OF ACFT GND TRACK, GND RELEASE POINT, AND ANY AIR TFC CONFLICTS BELOW. THE JUMPMASTER (ALSO DROP ZONE MGR) WANTED A 150 DEG MAGNETIC TRACK TO DROP JUMPERS. ACFT HDG TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TRACK WAS 160 DEGS UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO RELEASE POINT, AT WHICH TIME A TURN OF 030 DEGS R WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT 150 DEG GND TRACK. FORECAST WINDS WERE 3000 FT 210 DEGS 18 KTS, 6000 FT 230 DEGS 18 KTS, 9000 FT 240 DEGS 22 KTS, AND 12000 FT 250 DEGS 30 KTS. THE JUMPMASTER RELEASED JUMPERS LATE, PAST THE RELEASE POINT. AS A RESULT, ALL INDIVIDUAL JUMPERS LANDED SAFELY ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF SM ESE OF X21 IN TITUSVILLE, FL. THE LAST TO EXIT THE ACFT WAS A TANDEM TEAM. THEY DRIFTED ESE ALSO, BUT WHEN OVER THE INDIAN RIVER E OF TITUSVILLE, THE TANDEM INSTRUCTOR DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMER LNDG APPROX 8 ONE HALF SM ESE OF X21 ON THE S END OF THE CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE SHUTTLE LNDG FACILITY. THEY WERE PROMPTLY ARRESTED BY BASE SECURITY. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 1) JUMPMASTERS WILL PROMPTLY EXIT JUMPERS AT RELEASE POINT. 2) REQUIRE ACFT GAR AS NECESSARY.

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.