PLT OF C182 IS CONCERNED ABOUT ORGANIZED PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTIVITIES AT EUL.
Synopsis
PLT OF C182 IS CONCERNED ABOUT ORGANIZED PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTIVITIES AT EUL.
Narrative
WHILE ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN ON A R-HAND 45 DEG ENTRY FOR RWY 30 (EUL) WE HEARD AND OBSERVED 'JUMPERS AWAY' FROM A CE182 FLOWN BY A LCL AND BUSY SKYDIVING OP. SEVERAL JUMPERS WERE OBSERVED DEPLOYING THEIR CHUTES. WHILE TURNING BASE LEG AND FINAL; SKYDIVERS WERE OBSERVED LNDG IN 2 DIFFERENT DROP ZONES ON THE S AND N SIDE OF RWY 30 (EUL) IN THE VICINITY OF THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. THE SKYDIVER LNDG IN THE N DROP ZONE WAS DRIFTING DIRECTLY OVER THE RWY WHILE OUR ACFT WAS ON FINAL; SECONDS AFTER OBSERVING THIS; THE SKYDIVER FINALLY DRIFTED BACK TO THE N. I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS COMPANY IS USING SEVERAL DROP ZONES ON THE ARPT AND FREQUENTLY AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE DROP ZONE TO THE N OF THE RWY IS FOR BEGINNER SKYDIVERS. THIS SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND PLACES THE OCCUPANTS OF ACFT AND THE SKYDIVERS AT SERIOUS RISK. THE ACFT WAS COMMITTED TO LAND AND A GAR WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT DUE TO THE CHANGING POS OF THE DRIFTING SKYDIVERS ON BOTH THE S AND N SIDE OF THE RWY. THIS ARPT IS A VERY BUSY GA ARPT; WHICH INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO HVY HELI TRAINING; FIXED-WING TRAINING; AND ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY. THE HELIS AND ULTRALIGHTS USE THE S PATTERN AND FIXED-WING USE THE N PATTERN.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.