Narrative:

An IFR flight plan was filed from pfn to fty via pfn direct lgc and the MIKEE4 arrival to fty. Due to severe WX to our west, we asked for and received a clearance to parallel our route 10 mi to the east. The center controller subsequently advised that to continue to lgc, we would have to turn due west to intercept the atl transition west of mgm VOR, which would have required a penetration of the very same WX line we were paralleling, and there were no gaps or holes in the line. I told the controller I couldn't accept the clearance account of the severe WX line to my west. The controller then replied that we would be required to proceed direct to amg VOR, dbn, TRBOW4 arrival. I advised the controller that it would not be possible, as the area 50 mi west of amg was under a tornado alert, and there was another line just 50 mi to the east of our present position with level 4/7 thunderstorms and hail with tops in excess of 55000 ft, and probably the best I could do would be present position direct dbn and the trobow arrival. The controller then wanted to know if I was refusing the clearance to amg, and I replied yes, as I couldn't accept a clearance that I knowingly would endanger the people onboard, and that I was equipped with WX radar and stormscope, and my interpretation of the information was that it was severe WX area, where she was trying to have us go. She then wanted to know if I wanted to declare an emergency, and I said no.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IN AN AREA OF SEVERE WX, A PLT IS UNABLE TO ACCEPT ATC OFFERED RTING CLRNC, AND IS RELUCTANT TO DECLARE AN EMER WHEN SUGGESTED BY THE ARTCC RADAR CTLR.

Narrative: AN IFR FLT PLAN WAS FILED FROM PFN TO FTY VIA PFN DIRECT LGC AND THE MIKEE4 ARR TO FTY. DUE TO SEVERE WX TO OUR W, WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED A CLRNC TO PARALLEL OUR RTE 10 MI TO THE E. THE CTR CTLR SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED THAT TO CONTINUE TO LGC, WE WOULD HAVE TO TURN DUE W TO INTERCEPT THE ATL TRANSITION W OF MGM VOR, WHICH WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A PENETRATION OF THE VERY SAME WX LINE WE WERE PARALLELING, AND THERE WERE NO GAPS OR HOLES IN THE LINE. I TOLD THE CTLR I COULDN'T ACCEPT THE CLRNC ACCOUNT OF THE SEVERE WX LINE TO MY W. THE CTLR THEN REPLIED THAT WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROCEED DIRECT TO AMG VOR, DBN, TRBOW4 ARR. I ADVISED THE CTLR THAT IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE, AS THE AREA 50 MI W OF AMG WAS UNDER A TORNADO ALERT, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER LINE JUST 50 MI TO THE E OF OUR PRESENT POS WITH LEVEL 4/7 TSTMS AND HAIL WITH TOPS IN EXCESS OF 55000 FT, AND PROBABLY THE BEST I COULD DO WOULD BE PRESENT POS DIRECT DBN AND THE TROBOW ARR. THE CTLR THEN WANTED TO KNOW IF I WAS REFUSING THE CLRNC TO AMG, AND I REPLIED YES, AS I COULDN'T ACCEPT A CLRNC THAT I KNOWINGLY WOULD ENDANGER THE PEOPLE ONBOARD, AND THAT I WAS EQUIPPED WITH WX RADAR AND STORMSCOPE, AND MY INTERP OF THE INFO WAS THAT IT WAS SEVERE WX AREA, WHERE SHE WAS TRYING TO HAVE US GO. SHE THEN WANTED TO KNOW IF I WANTED TO DECLARE AN EMER, AND I SAID NO.

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.