A cpr flight crew in an small transport cancel their IFR clearance to maneuver around a thunderstorm and other traffic. After clearing these obstacles the flight crew re-filed their IFR clearance and continued to their destination.

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Attributes
ACN	372077
Time
Date	199706
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : omn
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	372077
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

ZJX extremely busy. Heading given into direction of level 3+ storm cell and on-coming traffic. Stormscope (WX-1000+) and radar (rdr 2000) was warning of level 3+ storm cell and TCASII was indicating head-on traffic near same location and altitude. Heading direction was refused twice with reasons. I canceled IFR (in VFR conditions outside of storm cell) and flew VFR at assigned altitude of 9500 ft around storm cell, reacquired IFR flight plan on other side of storm cell and flew rest of flight uneventfully. ZJX apparently could not see what I saw on my stormscope, radar and TCASII. ZJX needs better equipment. ZJX personnel were very professional throughout the event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR FLC IN AN SMT CANCEL THEIR IFR CLRNC TO MANEUVER AROUND A TSTM AND OTHER TFC. AFTER CLRING THESE OBSTACLES THE FLC RE-FILED THEIR IFR CLRNC AND CONTINUED TO THEIR DEST.

Narrative: ZJX EXTREMELY BUSY. HEADING GIVEN INTO DIRECTION OF LEVEL 3+ STORM CELL AND ON-COMING TFC. STORMSCOPE (WX-1000+) AND RADAR (RDR 2000) WAS WARNING OF LEVEL 3+ STORM CELL AND TCASII WAS INDICATING HEAD-ON TFC NEAR SAME LOCATION AND ALT. HEADING DIRECTION WAS REFUSED TWICE WITH REASONS. I CANCELED IFR (IN VFR CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF STORM CELL) AND FLEW VFR AT ASSIGNED ALT OF 9500 FT AROUND STORM CELL, REACQUIRED IFR FLT PLAN ON OTHER SIDE OF STORM CELL AND FLEW REST OF FLT UNEVENTFULLY. ZJX APPARENTLY COULD NOT SEE WHAT I SAW ON MY STORMSCOPE, RADAR AND TCASII. ZJX NEEDS BETTER EQUIP. ZJX PERSONNEL WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.

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.