Reporter claims unsafe parachute jumping directly on a major arrival route. Air carrier B737 was bel...

Attributes
ACN	365570
Time
Date	199704
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 12500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : las
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Experience	controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	365570
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

An unsafe operation which is putting lives in grave danger is occurring almost on a daily basis. 2 maps are attached for reference. XXX runs a skydiving business out of xyz airport and jumps on or about the las 200 degree radial, 24 DME. This jump zone is directly on one of las's major arrival rtes and just outside class B airspace, therefore we have no control over their operation. There has been several times in the past I've had to deviate IFR aircraft around this area because of jumping. The situation which happened today was a jump plane who reported 2 mins to jump. Aircraft was issued traffic 5 mi south of his position descending northbound. Aircraft acknowledged traffic as 'looking.' jump aircraft then reported 'jumpers out the door,' a B737 was directly under jump aircraft at 8000 ft, jump aircraft was approximately 12500 ft. Even though jump aircraft was advised of other traffic, they still jumped over and in the path of an air carrier. These people do this all the time, this is an extreme safety hazard. It is my opinion that if this operation isn't moved away from aircraft and is allowed to continue 'as is,' las TRACON will suffer a major air carrier aircraft accident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter alleges that the county has been trying to resolve the parachuting operations problem by having it moved to another location but the operator refuses to move. Reporter said a copy of his report was given to a person from the county per a request after learning of the report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CLAIMS UNSAFE PARACHUTE JUMPING DIRECTLY ON A MAJOR ARR RTE. ACR B737 WAS BELOW JUMP ACFT WHEN JUMPERS LEFT THE ACFT. PLT OF THE JUMP ACFT HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE B737'S POS AT THE TIME THE 2 MINS TO JUMP CALL WAS RECEIVED.

Narrative: AN UNSAFE OP WHICH IS PUTTING LIVES IN GRAVE DANGER IS OCCURRING ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS. 2 MAPS ARE ATTACHED FOR REF. XXX RUNS A SKYDIVING BUSINESS OUT OF XYZ ARPT AND JUMPS ON OR ABOUT THE LAS 200 DEG RADIAL, 24 DME. THIS JUMP ZONE IS DIRECTLY ON ONE OF LAS'S MAJOR ARR RTES AND JUST OUTSIDE CLASS B AIRSPACE, THEREFORE WE HAVE NO CTL OVER THEIR OP. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST I'VE HAD TO DEVIATE IFR ACFT AROUND THIS AREA BECAUSE OF JUMPING. THE SIT WHICH HAPPENED TODAY WAS A JUMP PLANE WHO RPTED 2 MINS TO JUMP. ACFT WAS ISSUED TFC 5 MI S OF HIS POS DSNDING NBOUND. ACFT ACKNOWLEDGED TFC AS 'LOOKING.' JUMP ACFT THEN RPTED 'JUMPERS OUT THE DOOR,' A B737 WAS DIRECTLY UNDER JUMP ACFT AT 8000 FT, JUMP ACFT WAS APPROX 12500 FT. EVEN THOUGH JUMP ACFT WAS ADVISED OF OTHER TFC, THEY STILL JUMPED OVER AND IN THE PATH OF AN ACR. THESE PEOPLE DO THIS ALL THE TIME, THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS MY OPINION THAT IF THIS OP ISN'T MOVED AWAY FROM ACFT AND IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE 'AS IS,' LAS TRACON WILL SUFFER A MAJOR ACR ACFT ACCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ALLEGES THAT THE COUNTY HAS BEEN TRYING TO RESOLVE THE PARACHUTING OPS PROB BY HAVING IT MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION BUT THE OPERATOR REFUSES TO MOVE. RPTR SAID A COPY OF HIS RPT WAS GIVEN TO A PERSON FROM THE COUNTY PER A REQUEST AFTER LEARNING OF THE RPT.

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.

Reporter claims unsafe parachute jumping directly on a major arrival route. Air carrier B737 was below jump aircraft when jumpers left the aircraft. Pilot of the jump aircraft had been told about the B737's position at the time the 2 mins to jump call was received.