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A pilot reported that rsw metar at times was inaccurate with outdated conditions or conditions which have not occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1276055 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RSW.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 7500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Frequently at rsw metar/speci and weather reported on the ATIS is inaccurate. This leads to poor decision making and flight planning mistakes by pilots; dispatchers and meteorologists who rely on the weather observations to be accurate and representative.[one day] a thunderstorm was reported in the metar for several hours after it ended. A few days earlier a fc (funnel cloud) was reported in metar by accident when none occurred.the ATC at rsw should either learn how to augment the ASOS properly or leave it in automatic mode. Currently; the ATC augmentation of the ASOS at rsw leads to a poor and inaccurate product which has the potential to be dangerous.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot reported that RSW METAR at times was inaccurate with outdated conditions or conditions which have not occurred.
Narrative: Frequently at RSW METAR/SPECI and weather reported on the ATIS is inaccurate. This leads to poor decision making and flight planning mistakes by pilots; dispatchers and meteorologists who rely on the weather observations to be accurate and representative.[One day] a thunderstorm was reported in the METAR for several hours after it ended. A few days earlier a FC (funnel cloud) was reported in METAR by accident when none occurred.The ATC at RSW should either learn how to augment the ASOS properly or leave it in AUTO mode. Currently; the ATC augmentation of the ASOS at RSW leads to a poor and inaccurate product which has the potential to be dangerous.
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.