APCH CTLR ACCEPTED A HDOF FROM ZBW ON AN F15 INBOUND TO BAF. F15 WAS SLOW TO COME OVER TO APCH FREQ AND CTLR ISSUED TFC ON A VFR SMA SKYDIVE ACFT CLBING NEAR THE F15. F15 DIDN'T SEE THE SMA RIGHT AWAY AND AS APCH CTLR GAVE HIM A TURN TO MISS THE SMA THE F15 SIGHTED THE SMA AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND DECLARED AN NMAC. CTLR SAYS POOR PROC ON SKYDIVE OP.
Synopsis
APCH CTLR ACCEPTED A HDOF FROM ZBW ON AN F15 INBOUND TO BAF. F15 WAS SLOW TO COME OVER TO APCH FREQ AND CTLR ISSUED TFC ON A VFR SMA SKYDIVE ACFT CLBING NEAR THE F15. F15 DIDN'T SEE THE SMA RIGHT AWAY AND AS APCH CTLR GAVE HIM A TURN TO MISS THE SMA THE F15 SIGHTED THE SMA AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND DECLARED AN NMAC. CTLR SAYS POOR PROC ON SKYDIVE OP.
Narrative
I RECEIVED F15 ACFT ON A HDOF FROM ZBW; BOSOX SECTOR; APPROX 10-15 MI SE OF ELLINGTON ARPT. THE ACFT WAS SWITCHED BY ZBW TO THE WRONG FREQ AND DID NOT INITIATE RADIO CONTACT WITH ME UNTIL 5 MI SE OF ELLINGTON ARPT. SMA Y; A SINGLE ENG PARACHUTE JUMP ACFT; WAS OUT OF 10000 FT CLBING VFR WITH ZBW TO 13500 FT. UPON INITIAL CONTACT I ISSUED TFC TO THE F15 AND WHEN HE SAID HE DID NOT HAVE SMA Y IN SIGHT I ATTEMPTED TO ISSUE A HARD TURN TO 020 DEG HDG. AS I ISSUED THE TURN THE F15 INFORMED HE WAS CLBING TO AVOID TFC. THE PLT OF THE F15 FILED AN NMAC RPT. THE MAIN CAUSES OF THIS PROB ARE LACK OF BRADLEY OR ZBW PROCS TO DEAL WITH JUMP ACFT AT ELLINGTON ARPT. THE ENTIRE OP SHOULD BE SUSPENDED OR FEAR FOR A DEFINITE LOSS OF LIFE IN THE FUTURE. ONLY LUCK HAS AVERTED DISASTER AT THIS ARPT TIME AND TIME AGAIN. BRADLEY MGMNT HAS GIVEN NO ADVICE AND ISSUED NO INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COME UP WITH ANY. THIS PROB HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY BROUGHT UP TO MGMNT AND NO ACTION HAS EVER BEEN TAKEN. ALSO; THE F15 SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE PROPER ARR RTE INTO BAF ARPT INSTEAD OF CLRED DIRECT FROM THE CTR PUTTING DIRECTLY IN HARM'S WAY. ZBW CTLR SHOULD HAVE RESOLVED THE CONFLICT PRIOR TO HANDING BRADLEY THE ACFT.
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