A320 crew had delayed communication with lga tower.

Attributes
ACN	491920
Time
Date	200011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lga.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 182 flight time total : 20198 flight time type : 362
ASRS Report	491920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cleared for an RNAV approach. At the same time we were switched over from approach frequency to tower frequency, I began focusing on some traffic that we were following to the runway. This traffic distracted me from switching frequencys. When I transmitted on tower with a question she told me to go over to tower. In the future, I will be more careful to quickly change over to the new frequency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CREW HAD DELAYED COM WITH LGA TWR.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR AN RNAV APCH. AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE SWITCHED OVER FROM APCH FREQ TO TWR FREQ, I BEGAN FOCUSING ON SOME TFC THAT WE WERE FOLLOWING TO THE RWY. THIS TFC DISTRACTED ME FROM SWITCHING FREQS. WHEN I XMITTED ON TWR WITH A QUESTION SHE TOLD ME TO GO OVER TO TWR. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL BE MORE CAREFUL TO QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO THE NEW FREQ.

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.