A C310 pilot at 3000 ft is criticized by a skydiver aircraft for getting too close to the airport without any communication calls where he was dropping skydivers at 3TE, mi.

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Attributes
ACN	596937
Time
Date	200310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3te.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d21.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : 105
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	596937
Person 2
Function	oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : skydivers non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 750 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Flying at 3000 ft north of tecumseh airport monitoring detroit approach, I hear approach talking to a plane calling traffic at 4 mi sbound at 2700 ft. I assumed I was the traffic and started looking for this other plane. While looking I spotted several parachute canopies to the south and west and altered course to the east. Later I heard a plane ask approach if they were talking to the plane near the airport. They said no. The plane then said he was going to follow that plane for a while. I continued on a southeast heading to almost monroe, mi, when I noticed a large turboprop twin at my 8 O'clock position, very close. I broadcast on approach that I had the jump plane off my wing to establish communication. The other pilot expressed his displeasure at me flying over an airport 'without talking to anyone.' I explained that when I saw the jumpers I altered course and I was sorry. Both planes resumed normal navigation. 1) I was monitoring approach but heard no calls about parachuting. 2) the jump plane was very close to my altitude 500-1000 ft away with no communication between us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C310 PLT AT 3000 FT IS CRITICIZED BY A SKYDIVER ACFT FOR GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE ARPT WITHOUT ANY COM CALLS WHERE HE WAS DROPPING SKYDIVERS AT 3TE, MI.

Narrative: FLYING AT 3000 FT N OF TECUMSEH ARPT MONITORING DETROIT APCH, I HEAR APCH TALKING TO A PLANE CALLING TFC AT 4 MI SBOUND AT 2700 FT. I ASSUMED I WAS THE TFC AND STARTED LOOKING FOR THIS OTHER PLANE. WHILE LOOKING I SPOTTED SEVERAL PARACHUTE CANOPIES TO THE S AND W AND ALTERED COURSE TO THE E. LATER I HEARD A PLANE ASK APCH IF THEY WERE TALKING TO THE PLANE NEAR THE ARPT. THEY SAID NO. THE PLANE THEN SAID HE WAS GOING TO FOLLOW THAT PLANE FOR A WHILE. I CONTINUED ON A SE HEADING TO ALMOST MONROE, MI, WHEN I NOTICED A LARGE TURBOPROP TWIN AT MY 8 O'CLOCK POS, VERY CLOSE. I BROADCAST ON APCH THAT I HAD THE JUMP PLANE OFF MY WING TO ESTABLISH COM. THE OTHER PLT EXPRESSED HIS DISPLEASURE AT ME FLYING OVER AN ARPT 'WITHOUT TALKING TO ANYONE.' I EXPLAINED THAT WHEN I SAW THE JUMPERS I ALTERED COURSE AND I WAS SORRY. BOTH PLANES RESUMED NORMAL NAV. 1) I WAS MONITORING APCH BUT HEARD NO CALLS ABOUT PARACHUTING. 2) THE JUMP PLANE WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY ALT 500-1000 FT AWAY WITH NO COM BTWN US.

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.