Airport problem ASOS.

Attributes
ACN	295305
Time
Date	199501
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cgs
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 1100
ASRS Report	295305
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

On the jan/fri/95, at approximately XA34 am local, the ATIS recording at the airport was reporting 2900 ft overcast because that is what the ASOS gave it for official WX. The actual conditions were 2900 scattered with 1/10 to 2/10 coverage. This is just one of may conflicts I have had with the ASOS WX system. I feel this shows the continued need for humans as an official WX observer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT PROB ASOS.

Narrative: ON THE JAN/FRI/95, AT APPROX XA34 AM LCL, THE ATIS RECORDING AT THE ARPT WAS RPTING 2900 FT OVCST BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE ASOS GAVE IT FOR OFFICIAL WX. THE ACTUAL CONDITIONS WERE 2900 SCATTERED WITH 1/10 TO 2/10 COVERAGE. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MAY CONFLICTS I HAVE HAD WITH THE ASOS WX SYS. I FEEL THIS SHOWS THE CONTINUED NEED FOR HUMANS AS AN OFFICIAL WX OBSERVER.

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.