Narrative:

On nov/xa/99 I was flying at an altitude of 1500 ft MSL, heading 190 degrees near sebastion municipal airport (X26). When I was approximately 3 NM east of the field, I witnessed 3 skydivers descend through clouds and land at X26. I executed an immediate left turn away from the field as an avoidance measure. I heard the jump plane pilot announce '...jumpers out of...' shortly afterward. The duat system forecast for my flight was as follows: 25 scattered to broken, 60 broken, 10 rainshowers. The actual flight conditions were as forecasted. I was unable to identify the jump plane as it was above me and on top of the clouds, however, it was in contact with ZMA. This is a very dangerous activity to pilots and skydivers. This has been reported to FSDO-15, orlando, fl, for violating FARS 105.13 and 105.29(a).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPTR NOTES PARACHUTE JUMPERS AS THEY DSND THROUGH A CLOUD LAYER NEAR X26.

Narrative: ON NOV/XA/99 I WAS FLYING AT AN ALT OF 1500 FT MSL, HDG 190 DEGS NEAR SEBASTION MUNICIPAL ARPT (X26). WHEN I WAS APPROX 3 NM E OF THE FIELD, I WITNESSED 3 SKYDIVERS DSND THROUGH CLOUDS AND LAND AT X26. I EXECUTED AN IMMEDIATE L TURN AWAY FROM THE FIELD AS AN AVOIDANCE MEASURE. I HEARD THE JUMP PLANE PLT ANNOUNCE '...JUMPERS OUT OF...' SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THE DUAT SYS FORECAST FOR MY FLT WAS AS FOLLOWS: 25 SCATTERED TO BROKEN, 60 BROKEN, 10 RAINSHOWERS. THE ACTUAL FLT CONDITIONS WERE AS FORECASTED. I WAS UNABLE TO IDENT THE JUMP PLANE AS IT WAS ABOVE ME AND ON TOP OF THE CLOUDS, HOWEVER, IT WAS IN CONTACT WITH ZMA. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY TO PLTS AND SKYDIVERS. THIS HAS BEEN RPTED TO FSDO-15, ORLANDO, FL, FOR VIOLATING FARS 105.13 AND 105.29(A).

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.