<< >> NASA ASRS Report 538854, February 2002

Small aircraft pilot made an evasive action turn to avoid a skydiver right after takeoff at an uncontrolled airport.

Attributes
ACN	538854
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : avq.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	538854
Person 2
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : skydivers other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure

Narrative:

On take off from runway 12 approximately 100 ft above the runway, a parachute appeared in the upper left of my windshield. The jumper had started evasive action. I used full control deflection to make a steep right turn and successfully avoided a collision.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT MADE AN EVASIVE ACTION TURN TO AVOID A SKYDIVER RIGHT AFTER TKOF AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: ON TAKE OFF FROM RWY 12 APPROX 100 FT ABOVE THE RWY, A PARACHUTE APPEARED IN THE UPPER L OF MY WINDSHIELD. THE JUMPER HAD STARTED EVASIVE ACTION. I USED FULL CTL DEFLECTION TO MAKE A STEEP R TURN AND SUCCESSFULLY AVOIDED A COLLISION.

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.