Narrative:

I was on a flight from iow to gbg. 3 hours before departure time I called FSS and got a briefing. This was about XX00 local time. The WX was IFR at the departure area and at the time the gbg WX was 8000 ft and 5 mi. About 1 hour before departure I called FSS again to update the WX. Departure area was MVFR. Gbg had not reported that hour's WX. Knowing that gbg had a control zone (the effective hours are XA00-XZ00 Z) and have a scheduled airline running in and out of there I thought I would get the current WX from the approach controller. When I was handed off to the quad city approach there was a lot of congestion and static on the frequency. The controller stated that my transmitter was very weak. At this time he proceeded to read me the WX. At the same time somebody else was trying to call him and I missed the first few words of his transmission which was the time and location of the observation. I did hear 900 ft and 5 mi visibility wind 350 at 17 fly heading 120 vector for ILS 02 at gbg. So I complied, executed the approach and landed. Upon landing a pilot who was waiting to depart asked me what the ceiling and visibility were like. I told him and he SID that gbg had not reported any WX for the last 3 hours. Shortly after that I checked with FSS and found the same. The problem is that I'm not sure whose WX I was given prior to the approach. It could have been gbg or it could have been mli. This could be a violation against far part 135 for not having current WX at the destination prior to the approach. To help eliminate this problem it would help if there was a guide published with the airports that have WX reporting and the hours. In the future I will make sure whose WX I am getting.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX PLT FELT THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A PROPER WX BRIEFING PRIOR TO LNDG. HE MAY HAVE HEARD THE WX FOR ANOTHER ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS ON A FLT FROM IOW TO GBG. 3 HRS BEFORE DEP TIME I CALLED FSS AND GOT A BRIEFING. THIS WAS ABOUT XX00 LCL TIME. THE WX WAS IFR AT THE DEP AREA AND AT THE TIME THE GBG WX WAS 8000 FT AND 5 MI. ABOUT 1 HR BEFORE DEP I CALLED FSS AGAIN TO UPDATE THE WX. DEP AREA WAS MVFR. GBG HAD NOT RPTED THAT HR'S WX. KNOWING THAT GBG HAD A CTL ZONE (THE EFFECTIVE HRS ARE XA00-XZ00 Z) AND HAVE A SCHEDULED AIRLINE RUNNING IN AND OUT OF THERE I THOUGHT I WOULD GET THE CURRENT WX FROM THE APCH CTLR. WHEN I WAS HANDED OFF TO THE QUAD CITY APCH THERE WAS A LOT OF CONGESTION AND STATIC ON THE FREQ. THE CTLR STATED THAT MY XMITTER WAS VERY WEAK. AT THIS TIME HE PROCEEDED TO READ ME THE WX. AT THE SAME TIME SOMEBODY ELSE WAS TRYING TO CALL HIM AND I MISSED THE FIRST FEW WORDS OF HIS XMISSION WHICH WAS THE TIME AND LOCATION OF THE OBSERVATION. I DID HEAR 900 FT AND 5 MI VISIBILITY WIND 350 AT 17 FLY HDG 120 VECTOR FOR ILS 02 AT GBG. SO I COMPLIED, EXECUTED THE APCH AND LANDED. UPON LNDG A PLT WHO WAS WAITING TO DEPART ASKED ME WHAT THE CEILING AND VISIBILITY WERE LIKE. I TOLD HIM AND HE SID THAT GBG HAD NOT RPTED ANY WX FOR THE LAST 3 HRS. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I CHKED WITH FSS AND FOUND THE SAME. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I'M NOT SURE WHOSE WX I WAS GIVEN PRIOR TO THE APCH. IT COULD HAVE BEEN GBG OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN MLI. THIS COULD BE A VIOLATION AGAINST FAR PART 135 FOR NOT HAVING CURRENT WX AT THE DEST PRIOR TO THE APCH. TO HELP ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM IT WOULD HELP IF THERE WAS A GUIDE PUBLISHED WITH THE ARPTS THAT HAVE WX RPTING AND THE HRS. IN THE FUTURE I WILL MAKE SURE WHOSE WX I AM GETTING.

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.