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One of a group of skydivers was required to use his reserve chute and drifted outside of the drop zone. This resulted in a C182 taking evasive action to avoid the skydiver.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413311 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mgj |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 413311 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
I was PIC on aircraft X, a king air A90. I dropped a group of skydivers. One of the parachutists ended up using his reserve parachute and landed out of the normal landing area. C182 had to take evasive action. The C182 pilot needs to maintain greater vigilance for skydivers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ONE OF A GROUP OF SKYDIVERS WAS REQUIRED TO USE HIS RESERVE CHUTE AND DRIFTED OUTSIDE OF THE DROP ZONE. THIS RESULTED IN A C182 TAKING EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID THE SKYDIVER.
Narrative: I WAS PIC ON ACFT X, A KING AIR A90. I DROPPED A GROUP OF SKYDIVERS. ONE OF THE PARACHUTISTS ENDED UP USING HIS RESERVE PARACHUTE AND LANDED OUT OF THE NORMAL LNDG AREA. C182 HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE C182 PLT NEEDS TO MAINTAIN GREATER VIGILANCE FOR SKYDIVERS.
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.