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Pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft refused ATC instructions due to WX conditions during descent for approach to landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 247052 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pmp |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : mia |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 500 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 247052 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Requested by phone at jes IFR 8000 ft direct jax medium large transport pbi pmp. Given in-flight direct brunswick V3 vero beach direct pmp 8000 ft. At vero beach received new route from mia 8000 ft direct phk V437 gremm request direct pmp. The east coast from orm to mia was clear VFR with scattered layer at 3000 ft. Central florida (my new route) was building cumulus clouds to 10000 ft, cumulu nimbus west. I requested more easterly route to clear WX and was refused. At phk turning to dougs 8000 ft in clouds moderate turbulence unstable flight control, mia instructed descend to 6000 ft. Because 6000 ft would be more severe WX conditions I stated unable due to WX conditions. The controller wanted to know if I was instrument rated. Within approximately 3 mins, a break in clouds allowed me to descend to 6000 ft. Pbi cleared to 3000 ft. Still in clouds ceiling 2500 -right. Mia cleared to 2000 ft and approach pmp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT REFUSED ATC INSTRUCTIONS DUE TO WX CONDITIONS DURING DSCNT FOR APCH TO LNDG.
Narrative: REQUESTED BY PHONE AT JES IFR 8000 FT DIRECT JAX MLG PBI PMP. GIVEN INFLT DIRECT BRUNSWICK V3 VERO BEACH DIRECT PMP 8000 FT. AT VERO BEACH RECEIVED NEW RTE FROM MIA 8000 FT DIRECT PHK V437 GREMM REQUEST DIRECT PMP. THE EAST COAST FROM ORM TO MIA WAS CLR VFR WITH SCATTERED LAYER AT 3000 FT. CENTRAL FLORIDA (MY NEW RTE) WAS BUILDING CUMULUS CLOUDS TO 10000 FT, CUMULU NIMBUS W. I REQUESTED MORE EASTERLY RTE TO CLR WX AND WAS REFUSED. AT PHK TURNING TO DOUGS 8000 FT IN CLOUDS MODERATE TURB UNSTABLE FLT CTL, MIA INSTRUCTED DSND TO 6000 FT. BECAUSE 6000 FT WOULD BE MORE SEVERE WX CONDITIONS I STATED UNABLE DUE TO WX CONDITIONS. THE CTLR WANTED TO KNOW IF I WAS INST RATED. WITHIN APPROX 3 MINS, A BREAK IN CLOUDS ALLOWED ME TO DSND TO 6000 FT. PBI CLRED TO 3000 FT. STILL IN CLOUDS CEILING 2500 -R. MIA CLRED TO 2000 FT AND APCH PMP.
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.