Small transport X vectored through the final approach course at msy and entered new air traffic area...

Attributes
ACN	155226
Time
Date	199008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msy
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msy
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	155226
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : developmental
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

After taking off from new orleans lakefront airport small transport X joined moisant (no international) approach for vectoring practice approachs multi-engine IFR flight training. We followed heading and altitude assignments to the letter. After following an easterly heading for several mins a voice different from the first controller accused us of entering lakefront's air traffic area (we were on an IFR flight plan) and gave us a new heading and altitude. It became apparent that we had been mistakenly vectored through the final approach pth to runway 36L at lakefront. Shortly following came a voice identing himself as the supervisor and wanting to know why we had not responded radio call. I explained to him in no uncertain terms that we had followed exactly our last heading and altitude assignment and I am 100 percent certain we did not miss any other call and in any case did not acknowledge any. There was a pause, he changed his attitude and the remainder of the flight was uneventful. It is my firm conviction that either there was a shift change and/or controller training taking place and in the handoff from one controller to the other somebody dropped the ball. In short, they forgot about us. The result was we were vectored through the final approach path for an active runway at lakefront in marginal WX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT X VECTORED THROUGH THE FINAL APCH COURSE AT MSY AND ENTERED NEW ATA.

Narrative: AFTER TAKING OFF FROM NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT ARPT SMT X JOINED MOISANT (NO INTL) APCH FOR VECTORING PRACTICE APCHS MULTI-ENG IFR FLT TRNING. WE FOLLOWED HDG AND ALT ASSIGNMENTS TO THE LETTER. AFTER FOLLOWING AN EASTERLY HDG FOR SEVERAL MINS A VOICE DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST CTLR ACCUSED US OF ENTERING LAKEFRONT'S ATA (WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN) AND GAVE US A NEW HDG AND ALT. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT WE HAD BEEN MISTAKENLY VECTORED THROUGH THE FINAL APCH PTH TO RWY 36L AT LAKEFRONT. SHORTLY FOLLOWING CAME A VOICE IDENTING HIMSELF AS THE SUPVR AND WANTING TO KNOW WHY WE HAD NOT RESPONDED RADIO CALL. I EXPLAINED TO HIM IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT WE HAD FOLLOWED EXACTLY OUR LAST HDG AND ALT ASSIGNMENT AND I AM 100 PERCENT CERTAIN WE DID NOT MISS ANY OTHER CALL AND IN ANY CASE DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY. THERE WAS A PAUSE, HE CHANGED HIS ATTITUDE AND THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. IT IS MY FIRM CONVICTION THAT EITHER THERE WAS A SHIFT CHANGE AND/OR CTLR TRNING TAKING PLACE AND IN THE HDOF FROM ONE CTLR TO THE OTHER SOMEBODY DROPPED THE BALL. IN SHORT, THEY FORGOT ABOUT US. THE RESULT WAS WE WERE VECTORED THROUGH THE FINAL APCH PATH FOR AN ACTIVE RWY AT LAKEFRONT IN MARGINAL WX.

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.