C210 COMMERCIAL PLT ENTERING A CONGESTED PATTERN AT 2V2; FEARS HE CAME CLOSE TO COLLIDING WITH SKYDIVERS.

2006-03 · NASA ASRS report 689702

Date: 2006-03 · Aircraft: Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C; 210D · Phase: approach

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|inflight-event-encounter-other-unknown

Synopsis

C210 COMMERCIAL PLT ENTERING A CONGESTED PATTERN AT 2V2; FEARS HE CAME CLOSE TO COLLIDING WITH SKYDIVERS.

Narrative

I WAS APCHING MY HOME BASE ARPT (2V2) FROM THE NW AT 6000 FT MSL (APPROX 1000 FT AGL). THE ACTIVE RWY WAS RWY 29. AS I USUALLY DO; I PLANNED A L XWIND ENTRY TO RWY 29 AND ANNOUNCED THIS AT 8 MI OUT AND AGAIN AT 4 MI. DURING THIS TIME; I HEARD AN ANNOUNCEMENT OVER THE CTAF THAT 'SKYDIVERS WERE PRESENT AND CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED.' THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AT 2V2; ESPECIALLY ON WARM CLR VMC DAYS. MY ENTRY WAS COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT THERE WERE 3 PLANES IN THE PATTERN; ONE ROLLING ON THE RWY; ANOTHER ON BASE; AND ANOTHER TURNING FROM XWIND TO DOWNWIND. AS I WAS COMING IN 'OVER THE NUMBERS' OF RWY 15; I WAS WATCHING FOR SKYDIVERS AND WATCHING FOR THE AIRPLANE; THAT HAD BEEN 'ROLLING;' WAS NOW ON L XWIND GETTING READY TO TURN DOWNWIND. AS I WAS XING THE RWY; STILL L XWIND FOR RWY 29; I WAS WATCHING THE OTHER AIRPLANE ON L XWIND AND ABOUT 1/2 MI TO MY R; AS WELL AS CONTINUING TO WATCH FOR SKYDIVERS. I NEVER DID SEE ANY; AND TURNED ONTO L DOWNWIND TO RWY 29. WHILE ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING; ALL THE ACFT IN THE PATTERN WERE BEING DILIGENT WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS. I HAD ANNOUNCED HAVING THE OTHER L XWIND TFC IN SIGHT AS I WAS XING THE NUMBERS (15) AND AFTER TURNING L DOWNWIND; THAT ACFT ANNOUNCED HAVING ME IN SIGHT AS HE WAS TURNING DOWNWIND. SO AT THAT POINT; I FELT VERY COMFORTABLE; ALL ACFT ACCOUNTED FOR AND STILL NO SKYDIVERS IN SIGHT. AFTER TURING DOWNWIND; I HEARD SOMEONE ANNOUNCE OVER THE CTAF SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT; 'ACFT ON DOWNWIND; YOU JUST BLEW THROUGH 4 SKYDIVERS.' I CONTINUED MY PATTERN; LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE HANGAR WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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