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C550 crew on flight from fll to mygf (grand bahamas) are refused vectors by ZMA ARTCC around a line of severe thunderstorms along their route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 584073 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : zfp.vor |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Rain Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 584073 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 584071 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
At approximately XA20 local time en route to freeport, bahamas, after departing fort lauderdale executive airport, ATC instructed us to cross padus intersection at 4000 ft. ATC would not provide vectors around a line of severe thunderstorms along our route of flight. Descending down to 4000 ft would have put us right into a severe cell which contained turbulence and heavy rain. In trying to avoid the severe WX, we were unable to meet the crossing restr. ATC radioed us before we were able to contact them ourselves to let them know we could not meet the crossing restr. After that occurred, ATC gave us a vector and handed us off to grand bahamas approach with no further action. The decision made by myself and the other crew member was in the interest of safety. Descending into the severe WX would have compromised the safety of the aircraft and passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C550 CREW ON FLT FROM FLL TO MYGF (GRAND BAHAMAS) ARE REFUSED VECTORS BY ZMA ARTCC AROUND A LINE OF SEVERE TSTMS ALONG THEIR RTE.
Narrative: AT APPROX XA20 LCL TIME ENRTE TO FREEPORT, BAHAMAS, AFTER DEPARTING FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE ARPT, ATC INSTRUCTED US TO CROSS PADUS INTXN AT 4000 FT. ATC WOULD NOT PROVIDE VECTORS AROUND A LINE OF SEVERE TSTMS ALONG OUR RTE OF FLT. DSNDING DOWN TO 4000 FT WOULD HAVE PUT US RIGHT INTO A SEVERE CELL WHICH CONTAINED TURB AND HVY RAIN. IN TRYING TO AVOID THE SEVERE WX, WE WERE UNABLE TO MEET THE XING RESTR. ATC RADIOED US BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO CONTACT THEM OURSELVES TO LET THEM KNOW WE COULD NOT MEET THE XING RESTR. AFTER THAT OCCURRED, ATC GAVE US A VECTOR AND HANDED US OFF TO GRAND BAHAMAS APCH WITH NO FURTHER ACTION. THE DECISION MADE BY MYSELF AND THE OTHER CREW MEMBER WAS IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY. DSNDING INTO THE SEVERE WX WOULD HAVE COMPROMISED THE SAFETY OF THE ACFT AND PAX.
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.