<< >> NASA ASRS Report 969530, September 2011

A C206 pilot dropped skydivers at 9;500 and was told that they were observed falling through clouds but he did not see them personally.

Attributes
ACN	969530
Time
Date	201109
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Other 105
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 700 Flight Crew Type 200
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR

Narrative:

Several scattered layers with overcast layer above. Bases of overcast layer was about 11;000. Skydivers were observed falling through clouds after dropping them from 9;500. The pilot did not observe anyone falling through clouds; as two witnesses on the ground said they did.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C206 pilot dropped skydivers at 9;500 and was told that they were observed falling through clouds but he did not see them personally.

Narrative: Several scattered layers with overcast layer above. Bases of overcast layer was about 11;000. Skydivers were observed falling through clouds after dropping them from 9;500. The pilot did not observe anyone falling through clouds; as two witnesses on the ground said they did.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.