Narrative:

We were delayed departing slc to psc for late connecting passenger. This had us arrival at psc after the tower closed which is not unusual for this flight. However, this night the WX was deteriorating with thunderstorms north and east of the airport which made approachs to runways 12 unacceptable. We broke out of the overcast and keyed on runway lights. We could see runway 12-30 lights but because of the last reported wind 45 mins earlier of 160/10 KTS a visual approach was started to runway 21R. We soon discovered the lights for 21R had not come on so the approach was abandoned. We circled southwest of airport to try to get more recent winds from FSS or unicom but were unable to raise either. Finally with deteriorating WX I elected to fly an approach to 30 and monitor aircraft performance for excessive tailwind. A normal landing and rollout in the rain followed. Accurate timely information is essential for safe operations and I do not feel we had it that night. Our company should at least have wind readout equipment available to our ramp frequency to pass on to pilots. An automatic WX station available to FSS would be better. Also when tower is closed and lighting is pilot controled all runway lights should come on, not just a single runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG UNABLE TO GET RWY LIGHTS ON FOR PREFERRED RWY AND NOT ABLE TO CONTACT UNICOM FOR LATEST WX INFO.

Narrative: WE WERE DELAYED DEPARTING SLC TO PSC FOR LATE CONNECTING PAX. THIS HAD US ARR AT PSC AFTER THE TWR CLOSED WHICH IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THIS FLT. HOWEVER, THIS NIGHT THE WX WAS DETERIORATING WITH TSTMS N AND E OF THE ARPT WHICH MADE APCHS TO RWYS 12 UNACCEPTABLE. WE BROKE OUT OF THE OVCST AND KEYED ON RWY LIGHTS. WE COULD SEE RWY 12-30 LIGHTS BUT BECAUSE OF THE LAST RPTED WIND 45 MINS EARLIER OF 160/10 KTS A VISUAL APCH WAS STARTED TO RWY 21R. WE SOON DISCOVERED THE LIGHTS FOR 21R HAD NOT COME ON SO THE APCH WAS ABANDONED. WE CIRCLED SW OF ARPT TO TRY TO GET MORE RECENT WINDS FROM FSS OR UNICOM BUT WERE UNABLE TO RAISE EITHER. FINALLY WITH DETERIORATING WX I ELECTED TO FLY AN APCH TO 30 AND MONITOR ACFT PERFORMANCE FOR EXCESSIVE TAILWIND. A NORMAL LNDG AND ROLLOUT IN THE RAIN FOLLOWED. ACCURATE TIMELY INFO IS ESSENTIAL FOR SAFE OPS AND I DO NOT FEEL WE HAD IT THAT NIGHT. OUR COMPANY SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE WIND READOUT EQUIP AVAILABLE TO OUR RAMP FREQ TO PASS ON TO PLTS. AN AUTOMATIC WX STATION AVAILABLE TO FSS WOULD BE BETTER. ALSO WHEN TWR IS CLOSED AND LIGHTING IS PLT CTLED ALL RWY LIGHTS SHOULD COME ON, NOT JUST A SINGLE RWY.

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.