Narrative:

Climbing out of mia, flight was rerouted due to WX. Mia 4 SID was given over vally intersection. We were under radar control with ZMA. Leveled at FL250 due to traffic. Center controller advised me the next controller will turn us nwbound. Numerous aircraft were complaining of vectors outside the 50 NM restrs from land. Advised controller over vally about need for turn toward mainland. Was assigned northeast heading. At 25 NM from freeport VOR, called again asking for turn at 45 NM from freeport VOR asked for and received 180 degrees left turn and climb to FL330. Leveled at FL330 with another left 180 degree nebound. Controller informed me I was being vectored around traffic. Once again we were heading outside a 50 NM boundary on this heading. Finally received left turn to north. Estimated distance outside the 50 NM boundary was approximately 30 NM (80 NM total from land). I considered using my emergency authority/authorized but believe doing so would have been counter-productive and dangerous, due to traffic saturation. In addition confusing an already overloaded environment. I also believe I was set up by the initial ZMA controller who said 'the next controller will turn you.' what led to this whole mess was a line of thunderstorms from just south of omn VOR to just north of fll airport. I knew about the WX because I flew into mia approximately 2 hours before. Even knowing that, I believe the center overstepped their bounds issuing re-routes for no apparent reason. At least to me, it was typical south florida WX. It happens every summer. What I learned -- is next time mia tries to reroute me eastbound out of mia, I will have to decline. Either flying wbound or sitting at the gate. But I will not be goaded into another situation such as this. Finally, I believe my judgement was coerced because it was our last flight to our crew base.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR OVERWATER BEYOND THE LIMIT ON DEP FROM MIAMI. ON VECTORS REQUESTING VECTORS TOWARD LAND FROM ARTCC IN VAIN.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF MIA, FLT WAS REROUTED DUE TO WX. MIA 4 SID WAS GIVEN OVER VALLY INTXN. WE WERE UNDER RADAR CTL WITH ZMA. LEVELED AT FL250 DUE TO TFC. CTR CTLR ADVISED ME THE NEXT CTLR WILL TURN US NWBOUND. NUMEROUS ACFT WERE COMPLAINING OF VECTORS OUTSIDE THE 50 NM RESTRS FROM LAND. ADVISED CTLR OVER VALLY ABOUT NEED FOR TURN TOWARD MAINLAND. WAS ASSIGNED NE HEADING. AT 25 NM FROM FREEPORT VOR, CALLED AGAIN ASKING FOR TURN AT 45 NM FROM FREEPORT VOR ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED 180 DEGS L TURN AND CLB TO FL330. LEVELED AT FL330 WITH ANOTHER L 180 DEG NEBOUND. CTLR INFORMED ME I WAS BEING VECTORED AROUND TFC. ONCE AGAIN WE WERE HEADING OUTSIDE A 50 NM BOUNDARY ON THIS HEADING. FINALLY RECEIVED L TURN TO N. ESTIMATED DISTANCE OUTSIDE THE 50 NM BOUNDARY WAS APPROX 30 NM (80 NM TOTAL FROM LAND). I CONSIDERED USING MY EMER AUTH BUT BELIEVE DOING SO WOULD HAVE BEEN COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE AND DANGEROUS, DUE TO TFC SATURATION. IN ADDITION CONFUSING AN ALREADY OVERLOADED ENVIRONMENT. I ALSO BELIEVE I WAS SET UP BY THE INITIAL ZMA CTLR WHO SAID 'THE NEXT CTLR WILL TURN YOU.' WHAT LED TO THIS WHOLE MESS WAS A LINE OF TSTMS FROM JUST S OF OMN VOR TO JUST N OF FLL ARPT. I KNEW ABOUT THE WX BECAUSE I FLEW INTO MIA APPROX 2 HRS BEFORE. EVEN KNOWING THAT, I BELIEVE THE CTR OVERSTEPPED THEIR BOUNDS ISSUING RE-ROUTES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AT LEAST TO ME, IT WAS TYPICAL S FLORIDA WX. IT HAPPENS EVERY SUMMER. WHAT I LEARNED -- IS NEXT TIME MIA TRIES TO REROUTE ME EBOUND OUT OF MIA, I WILL HAVE TO DECLINE. EITHER FLYING WBOUND OR SITTING AT THE GATE. BUT I WILL NOT BE GOADED INTO ANOTHER SIT SUCH AS THIS. FINALLY, I BELIEVE MY JUDGEMENT WAS COERCED BECAUSE IT WAS OUR LAST FLT TO OUR CREW BASE.

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.