C182 pilot was not allowed to enter clt class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	425154
Time
Date	199812
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1220 flight time type : 420
ASRS Report	425154
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I was on an IFR flight plan from akr to cae. I was cleared as filed (ie, direct) to cae. The winds aloft were stronger than forecast and amounted to a loss of ground speed of 40+ KTS versus normal flight planned speed. As a result, fuel reserves were diminished and projected fuel to destination was going to be close to maximum range. ZTL 'at the request of clt approach' required a deviation around the entire clt class B airspace despite the fact reporter was on an IFR plan. The deviation added such additional time and distance to the destination airport that pilot determined he must land at nearest airport due to lack of sufficient fuel reserves. Pilot landed at eho and had only 14 gallons of fuel remaining. The clt deviation added some 20+ mins to the planned route to cae. The reporter, upon review with others, has discovered that it is a routine occurrence for clt approach to deny through-flts to IFR aircraft, not only in their defined class B, but requiring circuitous rtes taking aircraft nearly 50 NM west of clt. This creates additional burdens on pilots in terms of flight time, fuel burn and possible deviations to airports with inferior facilities or no instrument approachs. In lesser WX conditions, I may not have had the same available options and my safety would have been compromised severely. Clt approach needs to amend their standard procedures of denying through-flts of their class B airspace for IFR aircraft. The current practice denies equal access to all pilots and presents hazards to the safety of pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER CLT CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM AKR TO CAE. I WAS CLRED AS FILED (IE, DIRECT) TO CAE. THE WINDS ALOFT WERE STRONGER THAN FORECAST AND AMOUNTED TO A LOSS OF GND SPD OF 40+ KTS VERSUS NORMAL FLT PLANNED SPD. AS A RESULT, FUEL RESERVES WERE DIMINISHED AND PROJECTED FUEL TO DEST WAS GOING TO BE CLOSE TO MAX RANGE. ZTL 'AT THE REQUEST OF CLT APCH' REQUIRED A DEV AROUND THE ENTIRE CLT CLASS B AIRSPACE DESPITE THE FACT RPTR WAS ON AN IFR PLAN. THE DEV ADDED SUCH ADDITIONAL TIME AND DISTANCE TO THE DEST ARPT THAT PLT DETERMINED HE MUST LAND AT NEAREST ARPT DUE TO LACK OF SUFFICIENT FUEL RESERVES. PLT LANDED AT EHO AND HAD ONLY 14 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. THE CLT DEV ADDED SOME 20+ MINS TO THE PLANNED RTE TO CAE. THE RPTR, UPON REVIEW WITH OTHERS, HAS DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A ROUTINE OCCURRENCE FOR CLT APCH TO DENY THROUGH-FLTS TO IFR ACFT, NOT ONLY IN THEIR DEFINED CLASS B, BUT REQUIRING CIRCUITOUS RTES TAKING ACFT NEARLY 50 NM W OF CLT. THIS CREATES ADDITIONAL BURDENS ON PLTS IN TERMS OF FLT TIME, FUEL BURN AND POSSIBLE DEVS TO ARPTS WITH INFERIOR FACILITIES OR NO INST APCHS. IN LESSER WX CONDITIONS, I MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE SAME AVAILABLE OPTIONS AND MY SAFETY WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED SEVERELY. CLT APCH NEEDS TO AMEND THEIR STANDARD PROCS OF DENYING THROUGH-FLTS OF THEIR CLASS B AIRSPACE FOR IFR ACFT. THE CURRENT PRACTICE DENIES EQUAL ACCESS TO ALL PLTS AND PRESENTS HAZARDS TO THE SAFETY OF PLTS.

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.