In-flight rerouting causes reporter pilot to complain.

Attributes
ACN	134832
Time
Date	199001
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orl
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 13500
ASRS Report	134832
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Intra Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

I was en route from pbi-cgf flying the flight planned route which I had been cleared. On initial contact with ZJX, I was reclred over jax atl bvt direct. After I copied the new route, I told the controller I understood and asked if he would try to change it because it was out of our way. The controller replied he couldn't, it was atl's request. At this time I asked the controller to check the strip for destination, and informed that I was landing at cleveland's cuyahoga county airport not chicago. He said 'I understand but you'll have to fly the new route.' I then asked if he would call atl to confirm our destination. He replied 'that is 3 sectors away you'll have to do it when you get there.' at this time I reminded him if I lost communications before this routing problem was resolved I would end up in one of the most congested airspace in the word flying direct to cgf. Chicago wouldn't be happy with this and it didn't sound like a safe idea to me. The controller then said he would check it out. Shortly after that he reclred me via the original route. My concern is a safety issue. Repeatedly I have found that ATC feels their authority is beyond reasoning. As a pilot in command I know reasoning is imperative to the decisions made for the safe operation of any aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT REROUTING CAUSES REPORTER PLT TO COMPLAIN.

Narrative: I WAS ENRTE FROM PBI-CGF FLYING THE FLT PLANNED ROUTE WHICH I HAD BEEN CLRED. ON INITIAL CONTACT WITH ZJX, I WAS RECLRED OVER JAX ATL BVT DIRECT. AFTER I COPIED THE NEW ROUTE, I TOLD THE CTLR I UNDERSTOOD AND ASKED IF HE WOULD TRY TO CHANGE IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF OUR WAY. THE CTLR REPLIED HE COULDN'T, IT WAS ATL'S REQUEST. AT THIS TIME I ASKED THE CTLR TO CHECK THE STRIP FOR DEST, AND INFORMED THAT I WAS LNDG AT CLEVELAND'S CUYAHOGA COUNTY ARPT NOT CHICAGO. HE SAID 'I UNDERSTAND BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO FLY THE NEW ROUTE.' I THEN ASKED IF HE WOULD CALL ATL TO CONFIRM OUR DEST. HE REPLIED 'THAT IS 3 SECTORS AWAY YOU'LL HAVE TO DO IT WHEN YOU GET THERE.' AT THIS TIME I REMINDED HIM IF I LOST COMS BEFORE THIS ROUTING PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED I WOULD END UP IN ONE OF THE MOST CONGESTED AIRSPACE IN THE WORD FLYING DIRECT TO CGF. CHICAGO WOULDN'T BE HAPPY WITH THIS AND IT DIDN'T SOUND LIKE A SAFE IDEA TO ME. THE CTLR THEN SAID HE WOULD CHECK IT OUT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT HE RECLRED ME VIA THE ORIGINAL ROUTE. MY CONCERN IS A SAFETY ISSUE. REPEATEDLY I HAVE FOUND THAT ATC FEELS THEIR AUTHORITY IS BEYOND REASONING. AS A PLT IN COMMAND I KNOW REASONING IS IMPERATIVE TO THE DECISIONS MADE FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF ANY ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.