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ASRS 1554191

ACN 1554191 · 2018-06 · Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG

C182 pilot reported an airborne conflict with a skydiver and the descending parachute jump plane.

Parachutist / Aircraft Conflicts CruisePart 91Descent

Pilot narrative

Verbatim, de-identified by NASA. Placeholders: ZZZ, X, Y.

I flew today to practice VFR maneuvers, perform touch-and-goes, and maintain overall proficiency. I checked NOTAMs before flight, received a standard weather briefing from ForeFlight, and filed a VFR flight plan. To fly in the local area, all flight operations occur in the vicinity of several private use airports (without a CTAF frequency printed on the VFR sectional chart), [military airport] restricted airspace, multiple MOAs, military helicopter training flights, parachute jumping, and UAV operations. These hazards occur routinely throughout the airspace, regardless of NOTAMs, and constant pilot vigilance is required. In addition, there has been a standing NOTAM for parachute jumping at a private airfield near my home airport. As I was flying north today towards an airport in the vicinity of the parachute jump airfield, I noticed a parachute jumper above and about 2 miles ahead of my flight path. I turned east to stay well clear of the jumper, and I continuously performed a visual scan for a potential jump plane, but saw no other aircraft. I also have ADS-B in/out installed in my aircraft's panel, and no traffic was displayed preceding this event. After approximately another minute of elapsed flight time, a descending aircraft (along with its tail number) eventually appeared on my ADS-B displays in close proximity to my aircraft. However, neither my tablet display nor my panel avionics annunciated an audible traffic conflict warning. This event reinforces the limitations of both visual see-and-avoid and ADS-B traffic displays when non-collaborating aircraft are maneuvering near each other. As always, pre- flight planning, situational awareness, visual scanning, aviate/navigate/communicate priorities, and constant vigilance are paramount to overcome these limitations.

NASA classification · Anomalies

  • Conflict
  • Inflight Event / Encounter

NASA classification · Assessments

Contributing Factors / Situations
Aircraft · Environment - Non Weather Related · Human Factors
Primary Problem
Human Factors

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