Narrative:

Jhw (jamestown; ny) is controled by eri approach. We have a commuter operation and their operations personnel read us the WX over a live traffic frequency 126.05. We have already had a couple of times when aircraft were cleared for the approach and there were trucks on the runway. Tonight (jan/mon/07) I cleared a G100 jet for the ILS 25 approach at jhw when commuter operations or airport operations came on the frequency to have me cancel approach clearance because of trucks sanding the runway. The procedures are poor at best. Live traffic frequencys are for traffic period. Something needs to be done before there is another incident/accident.

Related reports:

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERI CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING PROC; UTILIZING ATC FREQ FOR RELAY OF WX INFO.

Narrative: JHW (JAMESTOWN; NY) IS CTLED BY ERI APCH. WE HAVE A COMMUTER OP AND THEIR OPS PERSONNEL READ US THE WX OVER A LIVE TFC FREQ 126.05. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN ACFT WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH AND THERE WERE TRUCKS ON THE RWY. TONIGHT (JAN/MON/07) I CLRED A G100 JET FOR THE ILS 25 APCH AT JHW WHEN COMMUTER OPS OR ARPT OPS CAME ON THE FREQ TO HAVE ME CANCEL APCH CLRNC BECAUSE OF TRUCKS SANDING THE RWY. THE PROCS ARE POOR AT BEST. LIVE TFC FREQS ARE FOR TFC PERIOD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE THERE IS ANOTHER INCIDENT/ACCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.