Pilot of an small transport twin turned 90 degrees off course to assure separation with a skydiving jump aircraft, and skydivers just released, diving down to a nearby uncontrolled airport.

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Attributes
ACN	434306
Time
Date	199904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : x26.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Pilatus Britten-Norman Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	434306
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : skydivers other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

En route to stuart, fl (sua), trying to get a hold of unicom, missed call from ZMA to avoid jump plane over sebastian, fl. Saw jumpers (4) in front and to right dropping through our altitude. Looked up and saw a second jumper/tandem with drogue chute and jump plane at approximately 10000 ft MSL. Jump plane was rolling inverted/vertical to follow jumpers down (turbine pilatus? High wing). I turned to a 090 degree heading and maintained 6000 ft MSL to avoid airplane. In the turn, I keyed the microphone on ZMA frequency 'taking evasive action.' re-established contact with ZMA. He/she advised me that they had tried 4 times to call and asked if I wanted the supervisor's phone number. I asked if they wanted to talk to me. Miami said no. Miami also mentioned that the jump plane was VFR and that they had no control over it. Granted, it was bad for not hearing miami's warnings, but should there not be some control over jumpers/jump planes?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN TURNED 90 DEGS OFF COURSE TO ASSURE SEPARATION WITH A SKYDIVING JUMP ACFT, AND SKYDIVERS JUST RELEASED, DIVING DOWN TO A NEARBY UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: ENRTE TO STUART, FL (SUA), TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF UNICOM, MISSED CALL FROM ZMA TO AVOID JUMP PLANE OVER SEBASTIAN, FL. SAW JUMPERS (4) IN FRONT AND TO R DROPPING THROUGH OUR ALT. LOOKED UP AND SAW A SECOND JUMPER/TANDEM WITH DROGUE CHUTE AND JUMP PLANE AT APPROX 10000 FT MSL. JUMP PLANE WAS ROLLING INVERTED/VERT TO FOLLOW JUMPERS DOWN (TURBINE PILATUS? HIGH WING). I TURNED TO A 090 DEG HDG AND MAINTAINED 6000 FT MSL TO AVOID AIRPLANE. IN THE TURN, I KEYED THE MIKE ON ZMA FREQ 'TAKING EVASIVE ACTION.' RE-ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH ZMA. HE/SHE ADVISED ME THAT THEY HAD TRIED 4 TIMES TO CALL AND ASKED IF I WANTED THE SUPVR'S PHONE NUMBER. I ASKED IF THEY WANTED TO TALK TO ME. MIAMI SAID NO. MIAMI ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE JUMP PLANE WAS VFR AND THAT THEY HAD NO CTL OVER IT. GRANTED, IT WAS BAD FOR NOT HEARING MIAMI'S WARNINGS, BUT SHOULD THERE NOT BE SOME CTL OVER JUMPERS/JUMP PLANES?

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.