Narrative:

Air carrier X on J149 wbound climbing to FL350. ZOB called to point out cga Y descending to FL290. About the same time, the traffic alert system activated. Air carrier X was at FL305 climbing and cga Y at FL332 descending. I told ZOB controller unable to point out, that my traffic was climbing to FL350 and would not turn left due to WX. I called traffic to air carrier X and he saw the traffic and said no factor. Cga Y passed about 2.2 miles behind the air carrier X. Air carrier X was going to the north of a large cell that was centered just south of J149. He got to about 3 mi from cleveland center's airspace. Our very narrow sectors and procedures require large turns to provide intrail spacing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CGA ENTERED ADJACENT AIRSPACE AND CONFLICTED WITH A CLIMBING ACR. A POINTOUT WAS NOT ACCEPTED.

Narrative: ACR X ON J149 WBOUND CLIMBING TO FL350. ZOB CALLED TO POINT OUT CGA Y DESCENDING TO FL290. ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE TFC ALERT SYSTEM ACTIVATED. ACR X WAS AT FL305 CLIMBING AND CGA Y AT FL332 DESCENDING. I TOLD ZOB CTLR UNABLE TO POINT OUT, THAT MY TFC WAS CLIMBING TO FL350 AND WOULD NOT TURN LEFT DUE TO WX. I CALLED TFC TO ACR X AND HE SAW THE TFC AND SAID NO FACTOR. CGA Y PASSED ABOUT 2.2 MILES BEHIND THE ACR X. ACR X WAS GOING TO THE NORTH OF A LARGE CELL THAT WAS CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF J149. HE GOT TO ABOUT 3 MI FROM CLEVELAND CENTER'S AIRSPACE. OUR VERY NARROW SECTORS AND PROCS REQUIRE LARGE TURNS TO PROVIDE INTRAIL SPACING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.