Pilot of a C402A had just released a load of skydivers and was monitoring their descent. He sighted a glider flying through the drop zone and endangering the skydivers.

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Attributes
ACN	393141
Time
Date	199802
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mdh airport : hdh
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	393141
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying a C402A and had just released a load of parachutists at dillingham airfield. It is customary for the jump ship pilot to observe the skydivers all the way to the ground. In doing so, I saw a glider fly through the active drop zone. The glider was flying in between several parachutes and in very close proximity. The glider did not have a radio, but the pilots are trained to avoid the drop zone. Apparently this glider pilot forgot or was not paying attention and therefore contributed to a very hazardous situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C402A HAD JUST RELEASED A LOAD OF SKYDIVERS AND WAS MONITORING THEIR DSCNT. HE SIGHTED A GLIDER FLYING THROUGH THE DROP ZONE AND ENDANGERING THE SKYDIVERS.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING A C402A AND HAD JUST RELEASED A LOAD OF PARACHUTISTS AT DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD. IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR THE JUMP SHIP PLT TO OBSERVE THE SKYDIVERS ALL THE WAY TO THE GND. IN DOING SO, I SAW A GLIDER FLY THROUGH THE ACTIVE DROP ZONE. THE GLIDER WAS FLYING IN BTWN SEVERAL PARACHUTES AND IN VERY CLOSE PROX. THE GLIDER DID NOT HAVE A RADIO, BUT THE PLTS ARE TRAINED TO AVOID THE DROP ZONE. APPARENTLY THIS GLIDER PLT FORGOT OR WAS NOT PAYING ATTN AND THEREFORE CONTRIBUTED TO A VERY HAZARDOUS SIT.

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.