A C172 flew through an active skydiving area.

Attributes
ACN	800865
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lmo.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl single value : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	800865
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : skydivers non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flying over airport lmo at 8500 ft MSL. I was not listening to the airport frequency. I should have been. Flew into parachutists. Airplane then flew down and tailed me a long way. I'm not sure who it was. I should also have had flight watch to help maneuver me around the parachutists.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 FLEW THROUGH AN ACTIVE SKYDIVING AREA.

Narrative: FLYING OVER ARPT LMO AT 8500 FT MSL. I WAS NOT LISTENING TO THE ARPT FREQ. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN. FLEW INTO PARACHUTISTS. AIRPLANE THEN FLEW DOWN AND TAILED ME A LONG WAY. I'M NOT SURE WHO IT WAS. I SHOULD ALSO HAVE HAD FLT WATCH TO HELP MANEUVER ME AROUND THE PARACHUTISTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.