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SR22 is advised by mqi tower of parachute drop area penetration while on vectors for visual approach by ZDC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 602830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mqi.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | SR22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : on vectors |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 602830 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : skydivers non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
I was on an IFR flight dec/tue/03, from cvb to mqi. I was instructed to join V-189. Within approximately 5-10 mi from airport, we were still high. I asked ATC for lower. We were assigned lower (2000 ft) and assigned to fly a heading of 060 degrees. We advised ATC of airport in sight. We were instructed to stay on assigned heading for sequence. We were over ffa (first flight) when asked by ATC if we had traffic at our 3 O'clock position, to follow. We acknowledged we had traffic in sight and center cleared us for a visual to runway 23 at mqi. ATC was extremely busy and did not hand us to tower. When turning final, I called center and asked if we should contact tower. They acknowledged. We contacted the temporary tower at mri. I was fit in the sequence and landed. We found out from the FAA, on landing, we had flown in a parachute drop area in progress at ffa. The FAA inspector investigated and found it was caused by a communications failure to ZDC who vectored us through the area. The controller also had an extremely heavy workload with all the traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SR22 IS ADVISED BY MQI TWR OF PARACHUTE DROP AREA PENETRATION WHILE ON VECTORS FOR VISUAL APCH BY ZDC.
Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR FLT DEC/TUE/03, FROM CVB TO MQI. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO JOIN V-189. WITHIN APPROX 5-10 MI FROM ARPT, WE WERE STILL HIGH. I ASKED ATC FOR LOWER. WE WERE ASSIGNED LOWER (2000 FT) AND ASSIGNED TO FLY A HEADING OF 060 DEGS. WE ADVISED ATC OF ARPT IN SIGHT. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO STAY ON ASSIGNED HDG FOR SEQUENCE. WE WERE OVER FFA (FIRST FLT) WHEN ASKED BY ATC IF WE HAD TFC AT OUR 3 O'CLOCK POS, TO FOLLOW. WE ACKNOWLEDGED WE HAD TFC IN SIGHT AND CTR CLRED US FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 23 AT MQI. ATC WAS EXTREMELY BUSY AND DID NOT HAND US TO TWR. WHEN TURNING FINAL, I CALLED CTR AND ASKED IF WE SHOULD CONTACT TWR. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED. WE CONTACTED THE TEMPORARY TWR AT MRI. I WAS FIT IN THE SEQUENCE AND LANDED. WE FOUND OUT FROM THE FAA, ON LNDG, WE HAD FLOWN IN A PARACHUTE DROP AREA IN PROGRESS AT FFA. THE FAA INSPECTOR INVESTIGATED AND FOUND IT WAS CAUSED BY A COMS FAILURE TO ZDC WHO VECTORED US THROUGH THE AREA. THE CTLR ALSO HAD AN EXTREMELY HVY WORKLOAD WITH ALL THE TFC.
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.