Pilot of a cessna 402 dropped skydivers over a partial undercast and thinks they may have dropped th...

Attributes
ACN	466900
Time
Date	200003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : holding cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	466900
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

On mar/tue/00, while conducting skydiver operations, skydivers possibly entered clouds. Before the jump, the skydivers were informed if they were unable to make the jump due to the cloud clearance to let me (the pilot) know and I would hold until the proper clearance from clouds could be obtained. Upon landing, I questioned the skydiver who assured me that they did not enter clouds, and I was not able to substantiate the clearance due to my vantage point, but before letting them jump the clearance appeared to be adequate. We discussed proper safe-cloud clearance for future jumps.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A CESSNA 402 DROPPED SKYDIVERS OVER A PARTIAL UNDERCAST AND THINKS THEY MAY HAVE DROPPED THROUGH CLOUDS.

Narrative: ON MAR/TUE/00, WHILE CONDUCTING SKYDIVER OPS, SKYDIVERS POSSIBLY ENTERED CLOUDS. BEFORE THE JUMP, THE SKYDIVERS WERE INFORMED IF THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE THE JUMP DUE TO THE CLOUD CLRNC TO LET ME (THE PLT) KNOW AND I WOULD HOLD UNTIL THE PROPER CLRNC FROM CLOUDS COULD BE OBTAINED. UPON LNDG, I QUESTIONED THE SKYDIVER WHO ASSURED ME THAT THEY DID NOT ENTER CLOUDS, AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO SUBSTANTIATE THE CLRNC DUE TO MY VANTAGE POINT, BUT BEFORE LETTING THEM JUMP THE CLRNC APPEARED TO BE ADEQUATE. WE DISCUSSED PROPER SAFE-CLOUD CLRNC FOR FUTURE JUMPS.

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.

Pilot of a cessna 402 dropped skydivers over a partial undercast and thinks they may have dropped through clouds.