S80 flight crew refuses ZID turn clearance for traffic due to proximity of thunderstorm, listens controller's comments and offers an alternate course when ZID issues frequency change to ZME.

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Attributes
ACN	511751
Time
Date	200105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid.artcc
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : j131.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unk
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	511751
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

While attempting to fly J131 south of pxv, there was a large thunderstorm on the airway, so I requested a radar vector east of course which was sufficient to get by the thunderstorm. I was at FL330 on the vector when the ATC controller aid to fly 20 degrees right to avoid traffic. This heading would have put me into the middle of the cell. I refused the vector and the controller replied 'will you jut run into your traffic.' I did not respond to this statement, however, I did say that we could go further right than 20 degrees. I was then handed off to ZME who descended us to FL310. The entire time of this potential conflict, I was watching the opposite direction traffic on TCASII and we had more than enough room to get safely by without flying into a large thunderstorm.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 FLC REFUSES ZID TURN CLRNC FOR TFC DUE TO PROX OF TSTM, LISTENS CTLR'S COMMENTS AND OFFERS AN ALTERNATE COURSE WHEN ZID ISSUES FREQ CHANGE TO ZME.

Narrative: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLY J131 S OF PXV, THERE WAS A LARGE TSTM ON THE AIRWAY, SO I REQUESTED A RADAR VECTOR E OF COURSE WHICH WAS SUFFICIENT TO GET BY THE TSTM. I WAS AT FL330 ON THE VECTOR WHEN THE ATC CTLR AID TO FLY 20 DEGS R TO AVOID TFC. THIS HDG WOULD HAVE PUT ME INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE CELL. I REFUSED THE VECTOR AND THE CTLR REPLIED 'WILL YOU JUT RUN INTO YOUR TFC.' I DID NOT RESPOND TO THIS STATEMENT, HOWEVER, I DID SAY THAT WE COULD GO FURTHER R THAN 20 DEGS. I WAS THEN HANDED OFF TO ZME WHO DSNDED US TO FL310. THE ENTIRE TIME OF THIS POTENTIAL CONFLICT, I WAS WATCHING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC ON TCASII AND WE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH ROOM TO GET SAFELY BY WITHOUT FLYING INTO A LARGE TSTM.

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.