Narrative:

I was working as the facility controller in charge when the commercial telephone rang. A pilot idented himself as planning to come to mgm; but said columbia AFSS could not give him our current WX or forecast and he wondered if I could. I gave him our current observation and advised him that we are not provided with a taf. He asked if the WX was improving or worsening. I told him it was improving since we had been reporting light snow. Poor pilot briefing system if the AFSS system can't access current reports for preflight planning. I am not a trained WX briefer. This is why we have AFSS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MGM APCH CTLR DESCRIBED EVENT WHEN PLT CALLED MGM FOR WX INFO INDICATING HE/SHE WAS UNABLE TO SECURE INFO FROM FSS.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING AS THE FACILITY CIC WHEN THE COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE RANG. A PLT IDENTED HIMSELF AS PLANNING TO COME TO MGM; BUT SAID COLUMBIA AFSS COULD NOT GIVE HIM OUR CURRENT WX OR FORECAST AND HE WONDERED IF I COULD. I GAVE HIM OUR CURRENT OBSERVATION AND ADVISED HIM THAT WE ARE NOT PROVIDED WITH A TAF. HE ASKED IF THE WX WAS IMPROVING OR WORSENING. I TOLD HIM IT WAS IMPROVING SINCE WE HAD BEEN RPTING LIGHT SNOW. POOR PLT BRIEFING SYS IF THE AFSS SYS CAN'T ACCESS CURRENT RPTS FOR PREFLT PLANNING. I AM NOT A TRAINED WX BRIEFER. THIS IS WHY WE HAVE AFSS.

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