Cirrus SR22 pilot encounters skydiver during cruise vicinity vrb.

Attributes
ACN	716656
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : x47.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	SR22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 145
ASRS Report	716656
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : skydivers
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

In level flight cruise under IFR flight plan to vrb. In clouds; saw skydiver with deployed chute pass within 100 ft of plane at level altitude in clouds. Evaded by turning left 20 degrees; unknown if jumper aware of situation. Conditions were IMC at time of incident but WX was generally VFR en route. Jumper and plane were in IMC conditions at time of incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CIRRUS SR22 PLT ENCOUNTERS SKYDIVER DURING CRUISE VICINITY VRB.

Narrative: IN LEVEL FLT CRUISE UNDER IFR FLT PLAN TO VRB. IN CLOUDS; SAW SKYDIVER WITH DEPLOYED CHUTE PASS WITHIN 100 FT OF PLANE AT LEVEL ALT IN CLOUDS. EVADED BY TURNING L 20 DEGS; UNKNOWN IF JUMPER AWARE OF SITUATION. CONDITIONS WERE IMC AT TIME OF INCIDENT BUT WX WAS GENERALLY VFR ENRTE. JUMPER AND PLANE WERE IN IMC CONDITIONS AT TIME OF INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.