ZFW radar controller failed to ARTCC ARTCC interfacility coordination for fsm WX and issue to air ca...

Attributes
ACN	182287
Time
Date	199106
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fsm
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw artcc : zme tower : gso
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	182287
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

We were cruising along, late at night and the ATIS at our destination was already off the air since the tower was closed. We were about 60 NM from our destination. Soon we were to begin our descent and center did not seem to be busy (127.30). There were not many aircraft on the frequency. We asked ft worth center if he could give us the latest WX report for our destination fsm. Center mumbled a response but no WX report followed! +/- 5 min later my first officer asked again for a WX report for fsm. Again center did not give us the WX report. He said he did not have it. I asked him if he could get it for us please, since we can not land west/O it and the tower was closed. He mumbled again! Another 5 min went by and he handed us over to memphis center. I asked him: 'are you going to give us the fsm WX or not?' 'I guess not' he answered. Center loud and clear refused to provide us current WX! We got the report from memphis center and landed safely. We could not believe our ears.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZFW RADAR CTLR FAILED TO ARTCC ARTCC INTERFAC COORD FOR FSM WX AND ISSUE TO ACR X.

Narrative: WE WERE CRUISING ALONG, LATE AT NIGHT AND THE ATIS AT OUR DEST WAS ALREADY OFF THE AIR SINCE THE TWR WAS CLOSED. WE WERE ABOUT 60 NM FROM OUR DEST. SOON WE WERE TO BEGIN OUR DSNT AND CTR DID NOT SEEM TO BE BUSY (127.30). THERE WERE NOT MANY ACFT ON THE FREQ. WE ASKED FT WORTH CTR IF HE COULD GIVE US THE LATEST WX RPT FOR OUR DEST FSM. CTR MUMBLED A RESPONSE BUT NO WX RPT FOLLOWED! +/- 5 MIN LATER MY F/O ASKED AGAIN FOR A WX RPT FOR FSM. AGAIN CTR DID NOT GIVE US THE WX RPT. HE SAID HE DID NOT HAVE IT. I ASKED HIM IF HE COULD GET IT FOR US PLEASE, SINCE WE CAN NOT LAND W/O IT AND THE TWR WAS CLOSED. HE MUMBLED AGAIN! ANOTHER 5 MIN WENT BY AND HE HANDED US OVER TO MEMPHIS CTR. I ASKED HIM: 'ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE US THE FSM WX OR NOT?' 'I GUESS NOT' HE ANSWERED. CTR LOUD AND CLR REFUSED TO PROVIDE US CURRENT WX! WE GOT THE RPT FROM MEMPHIS CTR AND LANDED SAFELY. WE COULD NOT BELIEVE OUR EARS.

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.

ZFW radar controller failed to ARTCC ARTCC interfacility coordination for fsm WX and issue to air carrier X.