Narrative:

I was flying in the new york city TCA at lga. I was radar vectored to the ILS 13 approach course. Approach control gave me a heading of 160 degree and a descent from 2000 ft to no lower than 1800 ft at garde, cleared for the ILS 13 approach. As I continued on the last assigned heading at 1800 ft, I noticed that I was moving inside garde and the localizer needle was still pegged to the right. The intercept angle gave to me was shallow to place me on the localizer course in a timely manner. I mentioned this to my copilot and mentioned that we may have to execute a missed approach. Unknown to me he called the previous controller on another frequency; which I was not monitoring. My copilot then told me to make a turn to the north. When I questioned him on this he became insistent. I was still at 1800 ft and even just intercepting the localizer course. I turned north and punched the intercom button on for the second radio. I was now listening to 2 controllers giving me 2 different sets of instructions. We finally cleared up the problem by staying with the controller who had given us the turn to the north. We were given a climb to 2000 ft. During the incurring confusion and before I could get reestablished on course we had climbed to 2100 ft. The mild turbulence and the 40 KT winds from the southwest did not help matters. I started a descent back to 2000 ft immediately. We were vectored again for the ILS 13 approach course and this time made a good intercept of the localizer just outside garde. We continued the approach and landed at the apex helipad at lga without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ROTARY WING ACFT EXECUTES MAP IN IMC BUT TALKING TO 2 CTLRS AT SAME TIME. VERY CONFUSING.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING IN THE NEW YORK CITY TCA AT LGA. I WAS RADAR VECTORED TO THE ILS 13 APCH COURSE. APCH CTL GAVE ME A HDG OF 160 DEG AND A DSCNT FROM 2000 FT TO NO LOWER THAN 1800 FT AT GARDE, CLRED FOR THE ILS 13 APCH. AS I CONTINUED ON THE LAST ASSIGNED HDG AT 1800 FT, I NOTICED THAT I WAS MOVING INSIDE GARDE AND THE LOC NEEDLE WAS STILL PEGGED TO THE R. THE INTERCEPT ANGLE GAVE TO ME WAS SHALLOW TO PLACE ME ON THE LOC COURSE IN A TIMELY MANNER. I MENTIONED THIS TO MY COPLT AND MENTIONED THAT WE MAY HAVE TO EXECUTE A MISSED APCH. UNKNOWN TO ME HE CALLED THE PREVIOUS CTLR ON ANOTHER FREQ; WHICH I WAS NOT MONITORING. MY COPLT THEN TOLD ME TO MAKE A TURN TO THE N. WHEN I QUESTIONED HIM ON THIS HE BECAME INSISTENT. I WAS STILL AT 1800 FT AND EVEN JUST INTERCEPTING THE LOC COURSE. I TURNED N AND PUNCHED THE INTERCOM BUTTON ON FOR THE SECOND RADIO. I WAS NOW LISTENING TO 2 CTLRS GIVING ME 2 DIFFERENT SETS OF INSTRUCTIONS. WE FINALLY CLRED UP THE PROBLEM BY STAYING WITH THE CTLR WHO HAD GIVEN US THE TURN TO THE N. WE WERE GIVEN A CLB TO 2000 FT. DURING THE INCURRING CONFUSION AND BEFORE I COULD GET REESTABLISHED ON COURSE WE HAD CLBED TO 2100 FT. THE MILD TURB AND THE 40 KT WINDS FROM THE SW DID NOT HELP MATTERS. I STARTED A DSCNT BACK TO 2000 FT IMMEDIATELY. WE WERE VECTORED AGAIN FOR THE ILS 13 APCH COURSE AND THIS TIME MADE A GOOD INTERCEPT OF THE LOC JUST OUTSIDE GARDE. WE CONTINUED THE APCH AND LANDED AT THE APEX HELIPAD AT LGA WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.