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Tys controller concerned with establishment of new parachute jump activity located 11 miles east of tys airport at dkx airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526791 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tys.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 13 flight time total : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 526791 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company FAA Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : dkx.airport |
Narrative:
An outfit located at dkx is now doing parachute drops over the dkx airport. This is an 11 mi final to tys or 11 miles straight out on runway 5. They are in a place that can easily cause an accident with inbounds or straight out 5 departures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TYS CTLR CONCERNED WITH ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PARACHUTE JUMP ACTIVITY LOCATED 11 MILES E OF TYS ARPT AT DKX ARPT.
Narrative: AN OUTFIT LOCATED AT DKX IS NOW DOING PARACHUTE DROPS OVER THE DKX ARPT. THIS IS AN 11 MI FINAL TO TYS OR 11 MILES STRAIGHT OUT ON RWY 5. THEY ARE IN A PLACE THAT CAN EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH INBOUNDS OR STRAIGHT OUT 5 DEPS.
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.