<< >> NASA ASRS Report 389845, December 1997

A bonanza pilot was sent on an overwater routing, IFR to pbi. Controller would not get him back over land as he had refused the pilot an IFR rerte. He was nervous about being over water and used his high egt from #6 cylinder as an excuse for declaring an emergency reroute.

Attributes
ACN	389845
Time
Date	199712
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pbi
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beechcraft, Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zma
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	389845
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At 6000 ft on an IFR flight plan ATC assigned the 359 degree radial of palm beach (palm beach was the final destination). I was flying at night over clouds. After I flew out of the area where the clouds were, I could see I was over water. My #6 engine cylinder had been showing erratic egt readings which I believed were from a probe that became defective, but I did not want to be over water while getting this reading. I requested ATC send me to the coast over land then fly the remaining 40 mi over land. The controller refused to change my route. I then told ATC of my erratic egt reading and again requested to be sent over the coast. ATC again refused and said my only alternative was to cancel IFR and go VFR. I then declared an emergency -- nature of emergency, ATC's clearance. I proceeded to fly over land and continued to the destination without any event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BONANZA PLT WAS SENT ON AN OVERWATER ROUTING, IFR TO PBI. CTLR WOULD NOT GET HIM BACK OVER LAND AS HE HAD REFUSED THE PLT AN IFR RERTE. HE WAS NERVOUS ABOUT BEING OVER WATER AND USED HIS HIGH EGT FROM #6 CYLINDER AS AN EXCUSE FOR DECLARING AN EMER REROUTE.

Narrative: AT 6000 FT ON AN IFR FLT PLAN ATC ASSIGNED THE 359 DEG RADIAL OF PALM BEACH (PALM BEACH WAS THE FINAL DEST). I WAS FLYING AT NIGHT OVER CLOUDS. AFTER I FLEW OUT OF THE AREA WHERE THE CLOUDS WERE, I COULD SEE I WAS OVER WATER. MY #6 ENG CYLINDER HAD BEEN SHOWING ERRATIC EGT READINGS WHICH I BELIEVED WERE FROM A PROBE THAT BECAME DEFECTIVE, BUT I DID NOT WANT TO BE OVER WATER WHILE GETTING THIS READING. I REQUESTED ATC SEND ME TO THE COAST OVER LAND THEN FLY THE REMAINING 40 MI OVER LAND. THE CTLR REFUSED TO CHANGE MY RTE. I THEN TOLD ATC OF MY ERRATIC EGT READING AND AGAIN REQUESTED TO BE SENT OVER THE COAST. ATC AGAIN REFUSED AND SAID MY ONLY ALTERNATIVE WAS TO CANCEL IFR AND GO VFR. I THEN DECLARED AN EMER -- NATURE OF EMER, ATC'S CLRNC. I PROCEEDED TO FLY OVER LAND AND CONTINUED TO THE DEST WITHOUT ANY EVENT.

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.