Snow on runway and low ceiling and visibility not forecast for anc on 13 hour forecast.

Attributes
ACN	192199
Time
Date	199110
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ank airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	192199
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Flight originated narita airport japan for anchorage, ak. Forecast no indication of heavy snow at time of arrival. Forecast 13 hours prior to actual landing at anchorage. ATIS anchorage airport at time of arrival 300 obscured, 1 mi snow, fog. ATIS information had no information on runway conditions, i.e., braking action or snow on runway, or when runway had been plowed. Asked approach control for braking action and field conditions runway 6R. Braking action fair by previous landing. No mention of depth of snow on runway. Landing rollout normal, braking action fair. Approximately 3 inches of snow on runway. Left flaps down for maintenance to inspect. After parking damaged lower inboard flap found, probably due to compacted snow being slung from tires. Incomplete information available to me on WX and runway conditions from ATIS approach tower. Port authority should have shut down airport earlier to plow runways and taxiways.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SNOW ON RWY AND LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY NOT FORECAST FOR ANC ON 13 HR FORECAST.

Narrative: FLT ORIGINATED NARITA ARPT JAPAN FOR ANCHORAGE, AK. FORECAST NO INDICATION OF HVY SNOW AT TIME OF ARR. FORECAST 13 HRS PRIOR TO ACTUAL LNDG AT ANCHORAGE. ATIS ANCHORAGE ARPT AT TIME OF ARR 300 OBSCURED, 1 MI SNOW, FOG. ATIS INFO HAD NO INFO ON RWY CONDITIONS, I.E., BRAKING ACTION OR SNOW ON RWY, OR WHEN RWY HAD BEEN PLOWED. ASKED APCH CTL FOR BRAKING ACTION AND FIELD CONDITIONS RWY 6R. BRAKING ACTION FAIR BY PREVIOUS LNDG. NO MENTION OF DEPTH OF SNOW ON RWY. LNDG ROLLOUT NORMAL, BRAKING ACTION FAIR. APPROX 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON RWY. LEFT FLAPS DOWN FOR MAINT TO INSPECT. AFTER PARKING DAMAGED LOWER INBOARD FLAP FOUND, PROBABLY DUE TO COMPACTED SNOW BEING SLUNG FROM TIRES. INCOMPLETE INFO AVAILABLE TO ME ON WX AND RWY CONDITIONS FROM ATIS APCH TWR. PORT AUTHORITY SHOULD HAVE SHUT DOWN ARPT EARLIER TO PLOW RWYS AND TAXIWAYS.

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.