Narrative:

On oct/xa/98 at around XA15 I was 4 NM west of cuh when I heard a radio call that jumpers were away. I didn't catch the first part of the transmission, but the pilot didn't state what airport at the end of his radio call. Knowing that cushing had a parachute jumping area, I made a position report that I was 3 mi to the west and would be crossing midfield at 2000 ft for left downwind for runway 17 at cuh. The pilot flying the jump plane did not reply, so I continued to approach cuh. When I was 3/4 NM west of the airport, I saw a parachute southeast of the end of runway 17. I promptly turned 45 degrees to the north and crossed the runway around the 1/4 end of the north end of runway 17/35. As I crossed the runway I called left downwind for runway 17. Shortly thereafter the pilot flying the jump plane called downwind for runway 26. I saw the jump plane 1 NM southeast of the field at the same altitude I was at. I determined to continue the approach and did a stop-and-go on runway 17. After seeing that the jumper was on the ground and that no other jumpers were in the air, I departed runway 17. I climbed out on the runway heading for 2 NM and departed the pattern to the west. When I was 5 NM west of the field the pilot flying the jump plane made a radio call asking if anyone had gotten the tail number of the aircraft that just did a touch-and-go at cuh. He stated that the plane had flown into his jump zone and cut him off on downwind. I didn't reply and continued back to swo. This incident could have been prevented in many ways: 1) I should have read the NOTAMS for cuh prior to flight. 2) I should have asked for an airport advisory when I was 10 NM from cuh before I entered the pattern. 3) when I didn't hear what airport that the jumpers away call was made for, I should have made a radio call asking what airport. 4) when I made my position report, the pilot flying the jump plane should have told me to depart the area. 5) I should have departed the area when I first saw the parachutist. 6) the pilot of the jump plane should have chosen runway 17 and followed me on downwind, instead of choosing a diagonal runway to land. I was making all my radio calls on cuh unicom frequency 122.8. The pilot of the jump plane was also using cuh unicom frequency of 122.8. I think that the pilot might not have heard my radio calls because he never replied to my position reports. Before I entered the pattern at swo, I called for a radio check and I came in loud and clear.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC WITHIN THE TFC PATTERN AT A NON TWR ARPT BTWN A C152 AND A PARACHUTE JUMPING ACFT.

Narrative: ON OCT/XA/98 AT AROUND XA15 I WAS 4 NM W OF CUH WHEN I HEARD A RADIO CALL THAT JUMPERS WERE AWAY. I DIDN'T CATCH THE FIRST PART OF THE XMISSION, BUT THE PLT DIDN'T STATE WHAT ARPT AT THE END OF HIS RADIO CALL. KNOWING THAT CUSHING HAD A PARACHUTE JUMPING AREA, I MADE A POS RPT THAT I WAS 3 MI TO THE W AND WOULD BE XING MIDFIELD AT 2000 FT FOR L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 17 AT CUH. THE PLT FLYING THE JUMP PLANE DID NOT REPLY, SO I CONTINUED TO APCH CUH. WHEN I WAS 3/4 NM W OF THE ARPT, I SAW A PARACHUTE SE OF THE END OF RWY 17. I PROMPTLY TURNED 45 DEGS TO THE N AND CROSSED THE RWY AROUND THE 1/4 END OF THE N END OF RWY 17/35. AS I CROSSED THE RWY I CALLED L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 17. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE PLT FLYING THE JUMP PLANE CALLED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 26. I SAW THE JUMP PLANE 1 NM SE OF THE FIELD AT THE SAME ALT I WAS AT. I DETERMINED TO CONTINUE THE APCH AND DID A STOP-AND-GO ON RWY 17. AFTER SEEING THAT THE JUMPER WAS ON THE GND AND THAT NO OTHER JUMPERS WERE IN THE AIR, I DEPARTED RWY 17. I CLBED OUT ON THE RWY HDG FOR 2 NM AND DEPARTED THE PATTERN TO THE W. WHEN I WAS 5 NM W OF THE FIELD THE PLT FLYING THE JUMP PLANE MADE A RADIO CALL ASKING IF ANYONE HAD GOTTEN THE TAIL NUMBER OF THE ACFT THAT JUST DID A TOUCH-AND-GO AT CUH. HE STATED THAT THE PLANE HAD FLOWN INTO HIS JUMP ZONE AND CUT HIM OFF ON DOWNWIND. I DIDN'T REPLY AND CONTINUED BACK TO SWO. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IN MANY WAYS: 1) I SHOULD HAVE READ THE NOTAMS FOR CUH PRIOR TO FLT. 2) I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR AN ARPT ADVISORY WHEN I WAS 10 NM FROM CUH BEFORE I ENTERED THE PATTERN. 3) WHEN I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT ARPT THAT THE JUMPERS AWAY CALL WAS MADE FOR, I SHOULD HAVE MADE A RADIO CALL ASKING WHAT ARPT. 4) WHEN I MADE MY POS RPT, THE PLT FLYING THE JUMP PLANE SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME TO DEPART THE AREA. 5) I SHOULD HAVE DEPARTED THE AREA WHEN I FIRST SAW THE PARACHUTIST. 6) THE PLT OF THE JUMP PLANE SHOULD HAVE CHOSEN RWY 17 AND FOLLOWED ME ON DOWNWIND, INSTEAD OF CHOOSING A DIAGONAL RWY TO LAND. I WAS MAKING ALL MY RADIO CALLS ON CUH UNICOM FREQ 122.8. THE PLT OF THE JUMP PLANE WAS ALSO USING CUH UNICOM FREQ OF 122.8. I THINK THAT THE PLT MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD MY RADIO CALLS BECAUSE HE NEVER REPLIED TO MY POS RPTS. BEFORE I ENTERED THE PATTERN AT SWO, I CALLED FOR A RADIO CHK AND I CAME IN LOUD AND CLR.

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.