A C182 PARACHUTE JUMP PLT FAILED TO NOTIFY SCT TRACON 1 MIN PRIOR TO JUMP ACTIVITIES.

Date: 1999-07 · Aircraft: Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG · Phase: cruise

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-less-severe|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|inflight-event-encounter-other-unknown

Synopsis

A C182 PARACHUTE JUMP PLT FAILED TO NOTIFY SCT TRACON 1 MIN PRIOR TO JUMP ACTIVITIES.

Narrative

WITH THE DOOR REMOVED; IT WAS DIFFICULT TO COMMUNICATE. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF ON THE FIRST LOAD; I HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY TALKING TO THE APCH CTLR. I HAD MADE A CUSTOM CHKLIST FOR THIS OP AND ITS PROCS. ABOUT 1/2 WAY UP 4500-5000 FT MSL; THE APCH CTLR SAID SOMETHING VERY UNUSUAL. SOMETHING ABOUT 'DANGEROUS SKYDIVING OPS AT OCEANSIDE.' THIS RATTLED 'THE BOSS' WHO WAS LISTENING ON THE SPEAKER. IMAGINE A C182 CLBING WITH THE DOOR REMOVED AND THE SPEAKER UP LOUD! HE ORDERED ME TO 'TAKE US DOWN.' NO BIG DEAL. I THOUGHT THE COMMENT FROM APCH WAS A PRANKSTER ON FREQ. NOT SO. THE BOSS CALLED SOCAL TRACON AND GOT AN EXPLANATION. THIS SET THE MOOD. I REFER TO MY FRIEND AS 'THE BOSS' BECAUSE HE IS DICTATING EVERY TURN DURING THE CLB. THEN IT WAS MY TURN TO SCREW UP. THE APCH FREQ WAS WALL-TO-WALL AND I HAVE THE BOSS YELLING CONSTANTLY. HE'S NOT ANGRY IT'S JUST REAL NOISY! I JUST FORGOT TO ADVISE APCH 1 MIN PRIOR. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS TO LIE AND CLAIM I WAS BLOCKED. THE APCH CTLR TOLD ME TO CALL HIM WHEN I LANDED. 'POSSIBLE PLTDEV.' I CALLED AND FESSED UP AND I WAS GIVEN A MUCH DESERVED TALKING TO.

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