Narrative:

Over the ballpark in arlington on departure from runway 18L at dfw, we were given 5000 ft for VFR C130 traffic orbiting over arlington. We had visual contact with the traffic and leveled at 5000 ft. The C130 was moving from right to left at 6000 ft just above us. We were given a turn to 260 degree heading and just as we became established in the turn, we saw a man fall away from the aircraft. He fell through our altitude very close to us, much too close for comfort. We immediately called departure and told the controller, who began issuing alerts to the planes coming up behind us. I don't know what caused this to happen, but it was very close to a disaster and made me very uneasy to think about the consequences if we would have hit this guy.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTING FLC OF A SUPER MD80 STOPPED TURN AND DSNDED BELOW ASSIGNED 5000 FT MSL TO ASSURE SEPARATION WHEN A SKYDIVER DROPPED FROM A MIL C130 AT 6000 FT NEAR A DFW DEP RTE.

Narrative: OVER THE BALLPARK IN ARLINGTON ON DEP FROM RWY 18L AT DFW, WE WERE GIVEN 5000 FT FOR VFR C130 TFC ORBITING OVER ARLINGTON. WE HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE TFC AND LEVELED AT 5000 FT. THE C130 WAS MOVING FROM R TO L AT 6000 FT JUST ABOVE US. WE WERE GIVEN A TURN TO 260 DEG HDG AND JUST AS WE BECAME ESTABLISHED IN THE TURN, WE SAW A MAN FALL AWAY FROM THE ACFT. HE FELL THROUGH OUR ALT VERY CLOSE TO US, MUCH TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED DEP AND TOLD THE CTLR, WHO BEGAN ISSUING ALERTS TO THE PLANES COMING UP BEHIND US. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO A DISASTER AND MADE ME VERY UNEASY TO THINK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES IF WE WOULD HAVE HIT THIS GUY.

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.