DC10 flight crew has track heading deviation and airspace incursion due to WX.

Attributes
ACN	701599
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	701599
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	701600
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

While on a recommended route around thunderstorms; center told us free to maneuver around thunderstorms in area; when clear; direct ZZZ. Once we were close to storms; the controller abruptly stated left to heading 035 degrees. We told him 'unable; that will fly us into line of thunderstorms.' he said if we can't fly heading 035 degrees the only other choice was to squawk emergency which we did as we had no other choice. Supplemental information from acn 701600: chief pilot spoke with the supervisor at center as the controller called my company's dispatch after the incident to report that we had entered restr airspace. The supervisor said that the controller was new and handled the airspace poorly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 FLT CREW HAS TRACK HDG DEV AND AIRSPACE INCURSION DUE TO WX.

Narrative: WHILE ON A RECOMMENDED RTE AROUND TSTMS; CTR TOLD US FREE TO MANEUVER AROUND TSTMS IN AREA; WHEN CLR; DIRECT ZZZ. ONCE WE WERE CLOSE TO STORMS; THE CTLR ABRUPTLY STATED L TO HDG 035 DEGS. WE TOLD HIM 'UNABLE; THAT WILL FLY US INTO LINE OF TSTMS.' HE SAID IF WE CAN'T FLY HDG 035 DEGS THE ONLY OTHER CHOICE WAS TO SQUAWK EMER WHICH WE DID AS WE HAD NO OTHER CHOICE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 701600: CHIEF PLT SPOKE WITH THE SUPVR AT CTR AS THE CTLR CALLED MY COMPANY'S DISPATCH AFTER THE INCIDENT TO RPT THAT WE HAD ENTERED RESTR AIRSPACE. THE SUPVR SAID THAT THE CTLR WAS NEW AND HANDLED THE AIRSPACE POORLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.