GA pilot complaint about flight planning handling forwarding by FSS.

Attributes
ACN	133518
Time
Date	199001
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ful airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sna
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	133518
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

This is a specific report of something that happens frequently: I file IFR with FSS. I receive my clearance from the departure facility. At that time the destination airport is correct. When I am handed off to the approach control facility, they think that I am landing at a different airport than the one that I have filed to. In this case, the coast approach control said 'expect vectors to the runway 19 ILS.' since I was landing at long beach, which does not have a runway 19, I said, 'aircraft identification is landing long beach.' the controller said, 'I show you landing at orange county.' interestingly, I can't remember this ever happening with a two-to-tower IFR clearance. It seems to happen more with FSS/center filings. The previous time it happened was on a flight to 76S (oak harbor airpark). The controller thought I was landing at olympia, probably because that was the last VOR on my filed/cleared route.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT COMPLAINT ABOUT FLT PLANNING HANDLING FORWARDING BY FSS.

Narrative: THIS IS A SPECIFIC REPORT OF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY: I FILE IFR WITH FSS. I RECEIVE MY CLRNC FROM THE DEP FAC. AT THAT TIME THE DEST ARPT IS CORRECT. WHEN I AM HANDED OFF TO THE APCH CTL FAC, THEY THINK THAT I AM LNDG AT A DIFFERENT ARPT THAN THE ONE THAT I HAVE FILED TO. IN THIS CASE, THE COAST APCH CTL SAID 'EXPECT VECTORS TO THE RWY 19 ILS.' SINCE I WAS LNDG AT LONG BEACH, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE A RWY 19, I SAID, 'ACFT ID IS LNDG LONG BEACH.' THE CTLR SAID, 'I SHOW YOU LNDG AT ORANGE COUNTY.' INTERESTINGLY, I CAN'T REMEMBER THIS EVER HAPPENING WITH A TWO-TO-TWR IFR CLRNC. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WITH FSS/CENTER FILINGS. THE PREVIOUS TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON A FLT TO 76S (OAK HARBOR AIRPARK). THE CTLR THOUGHT I WAS LNDG AT OLYMPIA, PROBABLY BECAUSE THAT WAS THE LAST VOR ON MY FILED/CLRED ROUTE.

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.