MD80 crew was not allowed to decline a lahso landing clearance.

Attributes
ACN	441439
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 22l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	441439
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was the PF and declined a clearance to land runway 22 and hold short of runway 27, 6400 ft at boston. The controller requested a reason several times until the captain accepted the clearance. The controller was so persistent that he was distracting us from our normal duties, jeopardizing the safety of our flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DECLINE A LAHSO LNDG CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS THE PF AND DECLINED A CLRNC TO LAND RWY 22 AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27, 6400 FT AT BOSTON. THE CTLR REQUESTED A REASON SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE CAPT ACCEPTED THE CLRNC. THE CTLR WAS SO PERSISTENT THAT HE WAS DISTRACTING US FROM OUR NORMAL DUTIES, JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY OF OUR FLT.

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.