Air carrier flight does not receive updated WX information at rsw after tower closure.

Attributes
ACN	207113
Time
Date	199204
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rsw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	207113
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Air carrier passenger flight into ft meyers. Captain checked WX at ft meyers with dispatch prior to starting descent. During descent we got ATIS information 'west' just prior to the ft meyers tower closing and the ATIS reverting to tower closed recorded message. During the VFR approach into ft meyers we contacted company operations and they told us to contact observer in the tower on CTAF frequency for updated WX. We tried repeatedly to contact the observer on CTAF frequency to get updated WX prior to landing but his communications were unreadable. We flew the approach and landed in VFR conditions with no problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT DOES NOT RECEIVE UPDATED WX INFO AT RSW AFTER TWR CLOSURE.

Narrative: ACR PAX FLT INTO FT MEYERS. CAPT CHKED WX AT FT MEYERS WITH DISPATCH PRIOR TO STARTING DSCNT. DURING DSCNT WE GOT ATIS INFO 'W' JUST PRIOR TO THE FT MEYERS TWR CLOSING AND THE ATIS REVERTING TO TWR CLOSED RECORDED MESSAGE. DURING THE VFR APCH INTO FT MEYERS WE CONTACTED COMPANY OPS AND THEY TOLD US TO CONTACT OBSERVER IN THE TWR ON CTAF FREQ FOR UPDATED WX. WE TRIED REPEATEDLY TO CONTACT THE OBSERVER ON CTAF FREQ TO GET UPDATED WX PRIOR TO LNDG BUT HIS COMS WERE UNREADABLE. WE FLEW THE APCH AND LANDED IN VFR CONDITIONS WITH NO PROBLEMS.

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.