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A C212 skydive pilot admits to dropping his jumpers through a broken cloud layer beneath the aircraft in a jump procedure over ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 544439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 14500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1220 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 544439 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I dropped skydivers through clouds. I thought I could get them up to altitude before the clouds got to the drop zone. I could see some ground below but sky conditions were broken when I released the jumpers. I always feel pressure to get a load in when sky conditions are marginal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C212 SKYDIVE PLT ADMITS TO DROPPING HIS JUMPERS THROUGH A BROKEN CLOUD LAYER BENEATH THE ACFT IN A JUMP PROC OVER ZZZ, US.
Narrative: I DROPPED SKYDIVERS THROUGH CLOUDS. I THOUGHT I COULD GET THEM UP TO ALT BEFORE THE CLOUDS GOT TO THE DROP ZONE. I COULD SEE SOME GND BELOW BUT SKY CONDITIONS WERE BROKEN WHEN I RELEASED THE JUMPERS. I ALWAYS FEEL PRESSURE TO GET A LOAD IN WHEN SKY CONDITIONS ARE MARGINAL.
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.