B737 landing cle requested WX deviation and encountered less than cooperative controller attitude.

Attributes
ACN	617771
Time
Date	200405
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Rain other
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	controller : military pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private
Experience	controller military : 5.5 flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	617771
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

While vectoring for approach we were given a vector into a small area of WX we could not comply with. We asked for and received a slight deviation and were lectured by ATC that he had many aircraft pass through the WX that we felt was not in our best interest. Then in a punitive tone we were given a vector toward a level 4 area which was producing hail and high winds and we told him we were unable to comply with the restr but could not proceed on the initial vector. I believe the tone and response by approach control was extremely unprofessional considering the circumstances. There was no altitude deviation nor was there any conflict with traffic on the TCASII.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 LNDG CLE REQUESTED WX DEV AND ENCOUNTERED LESS THAN COOPERATIVE CTLR ATTITUDE.

Narrative: WHILE VECTORING FOR APCH WE WERE GIVEN A VECTOR INTO A SMALL AREA OF WX WE COULD NOT COMPLY WITH. WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED A SLIGHT DEV AND WERE LECTURED BY ATC THAT HE HAD MANY ACFT PASS THROUGH THE WX THAT WE FELT WAS NOT IN OUR BEST INTEREST. THEN IN A PUNITIVE TONE WE WERE GIVEN A VECTOR TOWARD A LEVEL 4 AREA WHICH WAS PRODUCING HAIL AND HIGH WINDS AND WE TOLD HIM WE WERE UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE RESTR BUT COULD NOT PROCEED ON THE INITIAL VECTOR. I BELIEVE THE TONE AND RESPONSE BY APCH CTL WAS EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THERE WAS NO ALTDEV NOR WAS THERE ANY CONFLICT WITH TFC ON THE TCASII.

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.