Narrative:

We had departed on our first leg VFR. The forecast was for the WX to remain VFR. When we returned the airport had gone IFR. We executed the published instrument approach and had to execute the missed approach. We diverted to our alternate airport and were receiving vectors for the ILS approach. I had a new copilot with me who was familiar with the aircraft but was not completely used to civilian radio procedures. About this time the boss comes up front and said forget about the alternate go to the next destination. Non pilots have great timing. I told ATC of our plans, he said what sounded like roger. Much to my dismay he had not heard any of our request and evidently gave us a vector that we did not immediately comply with. At this point he gave us the final turn to the localizer. This turn was over 140 degree of heading change. Then he said that the tower had called him and said that we were transmitting on the tower frequency. I immediately asked for a radio check. He said he heard us fine. He asked what clearance we received. I told him that we received the final vector and clearance for the approach. I told him that I did not know what happened. He handed us off to the tower and we landed without further incident. I checked all the radios out after landing, they checked out just fine. I am still not sure what happened but I sent the aircraft to avionics for evaluation. The other consideration here is don't let the boss distraction you from flying the aircraft. During this I finally told him that I was busy and that we were going to land first. In the future I am making a new rule, no talking to the flight crew while in the airport environment. It is amazing what a little distraction can do.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP ACFT DIVERTING TO ALTERNATE HAS COM PROBLEM AND DISTR FROM 'THE BOSS'.

Narrative: WE HAD DEPARTED ON OUR FIRST LEG VFR. THE FORECAST WAS FOR THE WX TO REMAIN VFR. WHEN WE RETURNED THE ARPT HAD GONE IFR. WE EXECUTED THE PUBLISHED INST APCH AND HAD TO EXECUTE THE MISSED APCH. WE DIVERTED TO OUR ALTERNATE ARPT AND WERE RECEIVING VECTORS FOR THE ILS APCH. I HAD A NEW COPLT WITH ME WHO WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ACFT BUT WAS NOT COMPLETELY USED TO CIVILIAN RADIO PROCS. ABOUT THIS TIME THE BOSS COMES UP FRONT AND SAID FORGET ABOUT THE ALTERNATE GO TO THE NEXT DEST. NON PLTS HAVE GREAT TIMING. I TOLD ATC OF OUR PLANS, HE SAID WHAT SOUNDED LIKE ROGER. MUCH TO MY DISMAY HE HAD NOT HEARD ANY OF OUR REQUEST AND EVIDENTLY GAVE US A VECTOR THAT WE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY COMPLY WITH. AT THIS POINT HE GAVE US THE FINAL TURN TO THE LOC. THIS TURN WAS OVER 140 DEG OF HDG CHANGE. THEN HE SAID THAT THE TWR HAD CALLED HIM AND SAID THAT WE WERE XMITTING ON THE TWR FREQ. I IMMEDIATELY ASKED FOR A RADIO CHK. HE SAID HE HEARD US FINE. HE ASKED WHAT CLRNC WE RECEIVED. I TOLD HIM THAT WE RECEIVED THE FINAL VECTOR AND CLRNC FOR THE APCH. I TOLD HIM THAT I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. HE HANDED US OFF TO THE TWR AND WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I CHKED ALL THE RADIOS OUT AFTER LNDG, THEY CHKED OUT JUST FINE. I AM STILL NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED BUT I SENT THE ACFT TO AVIONICS FOR EVALUATION. THE OTHER CONSIDERATION HERE IS DON'T LET THE BOSS DISTR YOU FROM FLYING THE ACFT. DURING THIS I FINALLY TOLD HIM THAT I WAS BUSY AND THAT WE WERE GOING TO LAND FIRST. IN THE FUTURE I AM MAKING A NEW RULE, NO TALKING TO THE FLC WHILE IN THE ARPT ENVIRONMENT. IT IS AMAZING WHAT A LITTLE DISTR CAN DO.

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.