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A commercial pilot reports that he had at least 2 of the parachutists that jumped from his aircraft freefall through clouds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 433036 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 307.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : 105 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 433036 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : parachutist |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft was dropping skydivers. Due to excess winds aloft, jumpers exited aircraft normally, but at least 2 jumpers drifted through a cloud in freefall (violating cloud clearance requirements). Jumpers fell through the cloud uneventfully and this created no other problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL PLT RPTS THAT HE HAD AT LEAST 2 OF THE PARACHUTISTS THAT JUMPED FROM HIS ACFT FREEFALL THROUGH CLOUDS.
Narrative: ACFT WAS DROPPING SKYDIVERS. DUE TO EXCESS WINDS ALOFT, JUMPERS EXITED ACFT NORMALLY, BUT AT LEAST 2 JUMPERS DRIFTED THROUGH A CLOUD IN FREEFALL (VIOLATING CLOUD CLRNC REQUIREMENTS). JUMPERS FELL THROUGH THE CLOUD UNEVENTFULLY AND THIS CREATED NO OTHER PROBS.
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.