<< >> NASA ASRS Report 513063, May 2001

Skydivers jump out of beech king air over cloud layer during the pilot's pass over jump zone to check WX conditions after being told not to jump because of clouds.

Attributes
ACN	513063
Time
Date	200105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hdh.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl single value : 12500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	King Air 100 A/B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time total : 5200
ASRS Report	513063
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
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	Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

I flew the king air over the drop zone with the intention of only checking the area for VFR conditions. However, the skydivers thought that I was making an actual jump run. Even though I told them not to jump out because it was cloudy, they still jumped out. I could not control them at this point. It was obvious to me that the skydivers jumped in violation of the FARS. Later, I told the owner/manager of the drop zone that the next time it was cloudy I would not fly near the drop zone area since I could not trust the skydivers. I also told the skydivers not to jump through the clouds.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SKYDIVERS JUMP OUT OF BEECH KING AIR OVER CLOUD LAYER DURING THE PLT'S PASS OVER JUMP ZONE TO CHK WX CONDITIONS AFTER BEING TOLD NOT TO JUMP BECAUSE OF CLOUDS.

Narrative: I FLEW THE KING AIR OVER THE DROP ZONE WITH THE INTENTION OF ONLY CHKING THE AREA FOR VFR CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, THE SKYDIVERS THOUGHT THAT I WAS MAKING AN ACTUAL JUMP RUN. EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM NOT TO JUMP OUT BECAUSE IT WAS CLOUDY, THEY STILL JUMPED OUT. I COULD NOT CTL THEM AT THIS POINT. IT WAS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THE SKYDIVERS JUMPED IN VIOLATION OF THE FARS. LATER, I TOLD THE OWNER/MGR OF THE DROP ZONE THAT THE NEXT TIME IT WAS CLOUDY I WOULD NOT FLY NEAR THE DROP ZONE AREA SINCE I COULD NOT TRUST THE SKYDIVERS. I ALSO TOLD THE SKYDIVERS NOT TO JUMP THROUGH THE CLOUDS.

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.