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A pilot's request for a turn after takeoff to avoid hazardous WX is refused until he invokes far 91 pt 3 and uses his emergency authority/authorized to deviate with no resulting conflict with other traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527100 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 527100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff, rain shower off departure corridor rapidly intensified. Requested right turnout to avoid possible severe turbulence/windshear. Tower refused. We invoked far 91.3. No other aircraft were in conflict. Right turn was accomplished. (Shortly thereafter, LLWS advisories were broadcast on clt's ATIS.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PLT'S REQUEST FOR A TURN AFTER TKOF TO AVOID HAZARDOUS WX IS REFUSED UNTIL HE INVOKES FAR 91 PT 3 AND USES HIS EMER AUTH TO DEVIATE WITH NO RESULTING CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, RAIN SHOWER OFF DEP CORRIDOR RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED. REQUESTED R TURNOUT TO AVOID POSSIBLE SEVERE TURB/WINDSHEAR. TWR REFUSED. WE INVOKED FAR 91.3. NO OTHER ACFT WERE IN CONFLICT. R TURN WAS ACCOMPLISHED. (SHORTLY THEREAFTER, LLWS ADVISORIES WERE BROADCAST ON CLT'S ATIS.)
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.