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F10 crew inbound to ewr were assigned holding at helon at 12000 ft. During the entry into the holding pattern, the crew took evasive action when they encountered 6 skydivers and a jump plane.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413907 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ign |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tower : lga |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude descent other other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 413907 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 413908 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter other non adherence : far 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 |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
En route to ewr on shaff 3 arrival, we were cleared to hold as published at helon fix to maintain 12000 ft, efc at XA15. Autoplt/FMC in operation. At helon, entered hold with parallel entry. Within 30 seconds of turn, we noticed 3 skydivers at 12 O'clock position and a jump plane about 2000 ft above, wbound. Then 3 more skydivers away at a distance of less than 1 mi. Aircraft taken off autoplt, turned and descended to avoid. ATC notified that we were deviating and were given a turn left to 360 degrees and descend to 11000 ft. Then a left direct to shaff to continue to hold. No comments from ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: F10 CREW INBOUND TO EWR WERE ASSIGNED HOLDING AT HELON AT 12000 FT. DURING THE ENTRY INTO THE HOLDING PATTERN, THE CREW TOOK EVASIVE ACTION WHEN THEY ENCOUNTERED 6 SKYDIVERS AND A JUMP PLANE.
Narrative: ENRTE TO EWR ON SHAFF 3 ARR, WE WERE CLRED TO HOLD AS PUBLISHED AT HELON FIX TO MAINTAIN 12000 FT, EFC AT XA15. AUTOPLT/FMC IN OP. AT HELON, ENTERED HOLD WITH PARALLEL ENTRY. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF TURN, WE NOTICED 3 SKYDIVERS AT 12 O'CLOCK POS AND A JUMP PLANE ABOUT 2000 FT ABOVE, WBOUND. THEN 3 MORE SKYDIVERS AWAY AT A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN 1 MI. ACFT TAKEN OFF AUTOPLT, TURNED AND DSNDED TO AVOID. ATC NOTIFIED THAT WE WERE DEVIATING AND WERE GIVEN A TURN L TO 360 DEGS AND DSND TO 11000 FT. THEN A L DIRECT TO SHAFF TO CONTINUE TO HOLD. NO COMMENTS FROM ATC.
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.