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A local controller observes uncoord parachute jump activity in the traffic pattern and alerts an air carrier FK10 on downwind. The FK10 took evasive action to avoid the jump activity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383420 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : swf |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : swf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller military : 2 controller non radar : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 383420 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Air carrier X, FK10, on visual approach to runway 9 is sequenced to follow DH8 straight in from left downwind. Air carrier X asks for DH8 position. Tower controller looks through field glasses for DH8 position and just happens to spot parajumpers descending in what appears to be a direct line with FK10's downwind path. Controller immediately informed FK10 flight crew, who take evasive turn to the right. Air carrier X captain calls tower later at controller's request and concurs that necessary call was made on converging situation. The absence of a BRITE radar display in the tower cabin attendant greatly reduced the amount of warning time the controller could provide the flight crew. There is an existing jump zone located at mgj airport, located 7 mi wnw of swf. After checking with new york approach, it was learned the jump aircraft never informed ATC of 'jumpers away.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LCL CTLR OBSERVES UNCOORD PARACHUTE JUMP ACTIVITY IN THE TFC PATTERN AND ALERTS AN ACR FK10 ON DOWNWIND. THE FK10 TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID THE JUMP ACTIVITY.
Narrative: ACR X, FK10, ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 9 IS SEQUENCED TO FOLLOW DH8 STRAIGHT IN FROM L DOWNWIND. ACR X ASKS FOR DH8 POS. TWR CTLR LOOKS THROUGH FIELD GLASSES FOR DH8 POS AND JUST HAPPENS TO SPOT PARAJUMPERS DSNDING IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DIRECT LINE WITH FK10'S DOWNWIND PATH. CTLR IMMEDIATELY INFORMED FK10 FLC, WHO TAKE EVASIVE TURN TO THE R. ACR X CAPT CALLS TWR LATER AT CTLR'S REQUEST AND CONCURS THAT NECESSARY CALL WAS MADE ON CONVERGING SIT. THE ABSENCE OF A BRITE RADAR DISPLAY IN THE TWR CAB GREATLY REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF WARNING TIME THE CTLR COULD PROVIDE THE FLC. THERE IS AN EXISTING JUMP ZONE LOCATED AT MGJ ARPT, LOCATED 7 MI WNW OF SWF. AFTER CHKING WITH NEW YORK APCH, IT WAS LEARNED THE JUMP ACFT NEVER INFORMED ATC OF 'JUMPERS AWAY.'
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.