Commuter flight crew lands with unreliable altimeter setting.

Attributes
ACN	294572
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jhw
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : eri artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	294572
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Made approach heading at jhw not realizing that the altimeter setting the AWOS was broadcasting was unreliable. A contributing factor was I was working on changes with dispatch and did not read the NOTAMS closely. This problem can be solved by: reading the NOTAMS more closely. Running off the AWOS or the portion of it that is not working properly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLC LANDS WITH UNRELIABLE ALTIMETER SETTING.

Narrative: MADE APCH HDG AT JHW NOT REALIZING THAT THE ALTIMETER SETTING THE AWOS WAS BROADCASTING WAS UNRELIABLE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS I WAS WORKING ON CHANGES WITH DISPATCH AND DID NOT READ THE NOTAMS CLOSELY. THIS PROB CAN BE SOLVED BY: READING THE NOTAMS MORE CLOSELY. RUNNING OFF THE AWOS OR THE PORTION OF IT THAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

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.