Narrative:

All was well for us until the last vector onto the final approach course. The turn was issued a little late and tight, plus the controller had left us at 3000' MSL approximately 2 mi from sunne, the FAF at sjc. 1900' is the intermediate altitude approaching sunne. Meanwhile the PF was approaching 2 dots high on the G/south, and was 1/2 a DOT off course. I mentioned this to the PF, and necessary steps were taken to correct the problem. The before landing check was called for. I selected the gear to the down position, and torques were being reduced to the final approach setting when the controller told us to contact the tower on 120.50. I acknowledged by repeating back 120.50, paused for a moment, and then channelized and spoke to whom I thought was sjc tower. I received no response. I tried again but to no avail. I looked at my approach plate and found the proper frequency, quickly changed to it, and reported inbound on the ILS. The tower acknowledged and cleared us to land. Everything was fine until I started to complete the after landing check and noticed that a critical item (autofeather arm) had not been accomplished on the before landing check. After a review of the tapes with bay approach it was indeed the controller's fault on the frequency handoff. He issued the wrong one, but maybe to a larger degree, me the PNF let a simple handoff distract me. The distraction allowed me to initiate, but not complete a critical checklist for landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT DISTR FINDING PROPER TWR FREQ AFTER GIVEN WRONG FREQ BY APCH CTLR FAILS TO COMPLETE LNDG CHECKLIST.

Narrative: ALL WAS WELL FOR US UNTIL THE LAST VECTOR ONTO THE FINAL APCH COURSE. THE TURN WAS ISSUED A LITTLE LATE AND TIGHT, PLUS THE CTLR HAD LEFT US AT 3000' MSL APPROX 2 MI FROM SUNNE, THE FAF AT SJC. 1900' IS THE INTERMEDIATE ALT APCHING SUNNE. MEANWHILE THE PF WAS APCHING 2 DOTS HIGH ON THE G/S, AND WAS 1/2 A DOT OFF COURSE. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE PF, AND NECESSARY STEPS WERE TAKEN TO CORRECT THE PROB. THE BEFORE LNDG CHK WAS CALLED FOR. I SELECTED THE GEAR TO THE DOWN POS, AND TORQUES WERE BEING REDUCED TO THE FINAL APCH SETTING WHEN THE CTLR TOLD US TO CONTACT THE TWR ON 120.50. I ACKNOWLEDGED BY REPEATING BACK 120.50, PAUSED FOR A MOMENT, AND THEN CHANNELIZED AND SPOKE TO WHOM I THOUGHT WAS SJC TWR. I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I TRIED AGAIN BUT TO NO AVAIL. I LOOKED AT MY APCH PLATE AND FOUND THE PROPER FREQ, QUICKLY CHANGED TO IT, AND RPTED INBND ON THE ILS. THE TWR ACKNOWLEDGED AND CLRED US TO LAND. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I STARTED TO COMPLETE THE AFTER LNDG CHK AND NOTICED THAT A CRITICAL ITEM (AUTOFEATHER ARM) HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON THE BEFORE LNDG CHK. AFTER A REVIEW OF THE TAPES WITH BAY APCH IT WAS INDEED THE CTLR'S FAULT ON THE FREQ HDOF. HE ISSUED THE WRONG ONE, BUT MAYBE TO A LARGER DEGREE, ME THE PNF LET A SIMPLE HDOF DISTRACT ME. THE DISTR ALLOWED ME TO INITIATE, BUT NOT COMPLETE A CRITICAL CHKLIST FOR LNDG.

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.