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A pilot landed at angeles city; (clark) philippines in what was described at the most intense rain he had ever seen just ten minutes after the tower reported light rain with no more recent verbal updates.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1193336 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201408 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RPLC.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
The metar at clark was reported as 16003 6000 -RA SCT030 OVC090 and the next hourly metar was 23002 6000 -RA SCT030 OVC090. We landed at approximately ten minutes after the last metar from a VOR approach; as it was the only functioning approach at the airport. The level of intensity of the rain when we landed was quite possibly the most severe that I had encountered in twenty-five years of flying. In the last 200 feet of the approach the papis were barely visible and the centerline of the runway was extremely difficult to see due to the intensity of the precipitation. The heavy rain was never reported to us by tower. This airport lacks the resources to report current field conditions or maybe they just don't care. Either way it is totally unacceptable and unsafe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot landed at Angeles City; (Clark) Philippines in what was described at the most intense rain he had ever seen just ten minutes after the Tower reported light rain with no more recent verbal updates.
Narrative: The METAR at Clark was reported as 16003 6000 -RA SCT030 OVC090 and the next hourly METAR was 23002 6000 -RA SCT030 OVC090. We landed at approximately ten minutes after the last METAR from a VOR Approach; as it was the only functioning approach at the airport. The level of intensity of the rain when we landed was quite possibly the most severe that I had encountered in twenty-five years of flying. In the last 200 feet of the approach the PAPIs were barely visible and the centerline of the runway was extremely difficult to see due to the intensity of the precipitation. The heavy rain was never reported to us by Tower. This airport lacks the resources to report current field conditions or maybe they just don't care. Either way it is totally unacceptable and unsafe.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.