Corp aircraft making NDB approach. No NOTAM, but NDB OTS for some time.

Attributes
ACN	203070
Time
Date	199202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pcw
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	203070
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cleared direct to port clinton and cleared for approach at 3000. ADF tuned to 414 pointed in proper direction-both radios checked identify. It was weak and scratchy but sounded correct. As we approached what we assumed was station passage, needles wavered left and right. After a min or so still wavering, we xrefed a VOR and queried approach control. He informed us we had overflown and were proceeding southwest. We asked for and received a new approach clearance and subsequently arrived. The controller stated he had no information about port clinton 414 being off the air. We rechked all NOTAMS and it wasn't listed. After arrival, the FBO stated it had been OTS for an extended period. The NOTAM service failed all of us with a lack of proper information. Somehow appropriate information must be available to all users to avoid loss of safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP ACFT MAKING NDB APCH. NO NOTAM, BUT NDB OTS FOR SOME TIME.

Narrative: CLRED DIRECT TO PORT CLINTON AND CLRED FOR APCH AT 3000. ADF TUNED TO 414 POINTED IN PROPER DIRECTION-BOTH RADIOS CHKED IDENT. IT WAS WEAK AND SCRATCHY BUT SOUNDED CORRECT. AS WE APCHED WHAT WE ASSUMED WAS STATION PASSAGE, NEEDLES WAVERED L AND R. AFTER A MIN OR SO STILL WAVERING, WE XREFED A VOR AND QUERIED APCH CTL. HE INFORMED US WE HAD OVERFLOWN AND WERE PROCEEDING SW. WE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED A NEW APCH CLRNC AND SUBSEQUENTLY ARRIVED. THE CTLR STATED HE HAD NO INFO ABOUT PORT CLINTON 414 BEING OFF THE AIR. WE RECHKED ALL NOTAMS AND IT WASN'T LISTED. AFTER ARR, THE FBO STATED IT HAD BEEN OTS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE NOTAM SVC FAILED ALL OF US WITH A LACK OF PROPER INFO. SOMEHOW APPROPRIATE INFO MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ALL USERS TO AVOID LOSS OF SAFETY.

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.