Air carrier medium large transport radar vectors to wrong airport after fuel stop was made because o...

Attributes
ACN	121488
Time
Date	198908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	121488
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

We had just made an unscheduled fuel stop in phl on a flight from den to lga because of WX hold. After refueling, we got a clearance from phl to lga and took off from phl. We were being vectored north at 7000', and I noticed that we were about 40 NM west of lga, but figured we were that far west due to WX. With our radios tuned finally for the ILS to 22 at lga, and the beacon tuned, we were turned on a base leg, and then an intercept heading to intercept the localizer at 3000' MSL. We noticed a glide slope flag and that the ADF was pointing so we would intercept a little inside the marker, and the identification on the ADF was not very strong. Then the controller cleared us for approach to 22L, and I asked to confirm we were landing at lga. He then asked 'you're landing at lga?' when I said 'affirmative' he turned us immediately to a 290 degree heading, 3000', and vectored us to lga. We had been vectored to 22L at ewr. Upon calling the controller on the ground, he said that they had never received a strip on us from phl to lga (not a normal company trip), and had assumed we were going to ewr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG RADAR VECTORS TO WRONG ARPT AFTER FUEL STOP WAS MADE BECAUSE OF WX DELAYS.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST MADE AN UNSCHEDULED FUEL STOP IN PHL ON A FLT FROM DEN TO LGA BECAUSE OF WX HOLD. AFTER REFUELING, WE GOT A CLRNC FROM PHL TO LGA AND TOOK OFF FROM PHL. WE WERE BEING VECTORED NORTH AT 7000', AND I NOTICED THAT WE WERE ABOUT 40 NM W OF LGA, BUT FIGURED WE WERE THAT FAR W DUE TO WX. WITH OUR RADIOS TUNED FINALLY FOR THE ILS TO 22 AT LGA, AND THE BEACON TUNED, WE WERE TURNED ON A BASE LEG, AND THEN AN INTERCEPT HDG TO INTERCEPT THE LOC AT 3000' MSL. WE NOTICED A GLIDE SLOPE FLAG AND THAT THE ADF WAS POINTING SO WE WOULD INTERCEPT A LITTLE INSIDE THE MARKER, AND THE ID ON THE ADF WAS NOT VERY STRONG. THEN THE CTLR CLRED US FOR APCH TO 22L, AND I ASKED TO CONFIRM WE WERE LNDG AT LGA. HE THEN ASKED 'YOU'RE LNDG AT LGA?' WHEN I SAID 'AFFIRMATIVE' HE TURNED US IMMEDIATELY TO A 290 DEG HDG, 3000', AND VECTORED US TO LGA. WE HAD BEEN VECTORED TO 22L AT EWR. UPON CALLING THE CTLR ON THE GND, HE SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER RECEIVED A STRIP ON US FROM PHL TO LGA (NOT A NORMAL COMPANY TRIP), AND HAD ASSUMED WE WERE GOING TO EWR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Air carrier medium large transport radar vectors to wrong airport after fuel stop was made because of WX delays.