Commercial WX and NOTAM service company failed to include availability to NOTAMS.

Attributes
ACN	145776
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : agc
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	145776
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I am a GA pilot. I assessed the commercial WX system to obtain a briefing for a flight from agc to lbe. At that time, the system indicated that there were no current NOTAMS issued for lbe. Lbe's NOTAMS are filed with aoo. I tried the following commands to obtain NOTAMS for lbe: 'sa lbe,' 'no lbe,' 'no aoo.' finally I tried, 'no PA,' and the system sowed me 1 fdc NOTAM for bradford, PA. I could not believe that there was only 1 NOTAM issued for all the airports in the state of PA. I contacted aoo FSS and was given the correct NOTAM information for lbe. The lbe airport would be closed that day from 10 am-6 pm for an air show. In addition, pilots were warned of high speed jet activity in the vicinity of the airport, from the surface to 15000'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMERCIAL WX AND NOTAM SERVICE COMPANY FAILED TO INCLUDE AVAILABILITY TO NOTAMS.

Narrative: I AM A GA PLT. I ASSESSED THE COMMERCIAL WX SYS TO OBTAIN A BRIEFING FOR A FLT FROM AGC TO LBE. AT THAT TIME, THE SYS INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT NOTAMS ISSUED FOR LBE. LBE'S NOTAMS ARE FILED WITH AOO. I TRIED THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS TO OBTAIN NOTAMS FOR LBE: 'SA LBE,' 'NO LBE,' 'NO AOO.' FINALLY I TRIED, 'NO PA,' AND THE SYS SOWED ME 1 FDC NOTAM FOR BRADFORD, PA. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS ONLY 1 NOTAM ISSUED FOR ALL THE ARPTS IN THE STATE OF PA. I CONTACTED AOO FSS AND WAS GIVEN THE CORRECT NOTAM INFO FOR LBE. THE LBE ARPT WOULD BE CLOSED THAT DAY FROM 10 AM-6 PM FOR AN AIR SHOW. IN ADDITION, PLTS WERE WARNED OF HIGH SPD JET ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY OF THE ARPT, FROM THE SURFACE TO 15000'.

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