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Flight crew complaint about not receiving a current WX report and absence of WX observer as specified in operating certificate for operation into non tower airport or during period tower was closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 103816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198902 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ggg |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 103816 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At our out stations we have approved WX observers for when the tower closes. All we have to do is call our station agent and they read us the current WX. On this night the tower was closed and we called our agent to get the current WX. They read the WX to us and we shot the approach and landed. The WX was 600' like they said. Once on the ground we found out that the WX we received was over 1 hour old and there was no WX observer on the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW COMPLAINT ABOUT NOT RECEIVING A CURRENT WX REPORT AND ABSENCE OF WX OBSERVER AS SPECIFIED IN OPERATING CERTIFICATE FOR OPERATION INTO NON TWR ARPT OR DURING PERIOD TWR WAS CLOSED.
Narrative: AT OUR OUT STATIONS WE HAVE APPROVED WX OBSERVERS FOR WHEN THE TWR CLOSES. ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS CALL OUR STATION AGENT AND THEY READ US THE CURRENT WX. ON THIS NIGHT THE TWR WAS CLOSED AND WE CALLED OUR AGENT TO GET THE CURRENT WX. THEY READ THE WX TO US AND WE SHOT THE APCH AND LANDED. THE WX WAS 600' LIKE THEY SAID. ONCE ON THE GND WE FOUND OUT THAT THE WX WE RECEIVED WAS OVER 1 HR OLD AND THERE WAS NO WX OBSERVER ON THE GND.
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.