An instrument flight instructor with a student is believed to be off course while completing a pract...

Attributes
ACN	383640
Time
Date	199710
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rzt
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1220 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cmh tracon : sea
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	383640
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was on an instrument training flight with a student, going to several airports to fly multiple approachs. We left mgy and did a VOR approach at iln, then proceeded to xub to do the VOR runway 23 approach at rzt to be followed by the NDB runway 23 approach at rzt. After being cleared for the VOR approach and flying it, we returned to columbus approach during the missed approach procedure. The approach controller questioned why we were so far south and told us we were doing the wrong missed approach procedure. We read the published missed approach procedure off the approach plate to him, which we were doing. We were then cleared for the NDB approach and proceeded to go direct to the ross county NDB. We were questioned again by the columbus approach controller as to where we were going. 5 mi to the nne of rzt is cyo which also has a VOR and NDB approach. Apparently the controller thought we were doing approachs at cyo not rzt and did not expect us to be where we were. He said we requested the approachs at cyo. Whether we misspoke or he misheard us, I really do not know. Whether he cleared us for the approachs at rzt or said we were cleared for the approachs at cyo, I am not positive, however, my student and I both thought he said rzt. We then canceled our approach request at rzt and proceeded with the rest or our training flight without further confusion or problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INST FLT INSTRUCTOR WITH A STUDENT IS BELIEVED TO BE OFF COURSE WHILE COMPLETING A PRACTICE VOR APCH. THE RPTR SUSPECTS THAT THE CTLR TRANSPOSED ARPTS AND THOUGHT THE ACFT WOULD BE FLYING A DIFFERENT HEADING.

Narrative: I WAS ON AN INST TRAINING FLT WITH A STUDENT, GOING TO SEVERAL ARPTS TO FLY MULTIPLE APCHS. WE LEFT MGY AND DID A VOR APCH AT ILN, THEN PROCEEDED TO XUB TO DO THE VOR RWY 23 APCH AT RZT TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE NDB RWY 23 APCH AT RZT. AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE VOR APCH AND FLYING IT, WE RETURNED TO COLUMBUS APCH DURING THE MISSED APCH PROC. THE APCH CTLR QUESTIONED WHY WE WERE SO FAR S AND TOLD US WE WERE DOING THE WRONG MISSED APCH PROC. WE READ THE PUBLISHED MISSED APCH PROC OFF THE APCH PLATE TO HIM, WHICH WE WERE DOING. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR THE NDB APCH AND PROCEEDED TO GO DIRECT TO THE ROSS COUNTY NDB. WE WERE QUESTIONED AGAIN BY THE COLUMBUS APCH CTLR AS TO WHERE WE WERE GOING. 5 MI TO THE NNE OF RZT IS CYO WHICH ALSO HAS A VOR AND NDB APCH. APPARENTLY THE CTLR THOUGHT WE WERE DOING APCHS AT CYO NOT RZT AND DID NOT EXPECT US TO BE WHERE WE WERE. HE SAID WE REQUESTED THE APCHS AT CYO. WHETHER WE MISSPOKE OR HE MISHEARD US, I REALLY DO NOT KNOW. WHETHER HE CLRED US FOR THE APCHS AT RZT OR SAID WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCHS AT CYO, I AM NOT POSITIVE, HOWEVER, MY STUDENT AND I BOTH THOUGHT HE SAID RZT. WE THEN CANCELED OUR APCH REQUEST AT RZT AND PROCEEDED WITH THE REST OR OUR TRAINING FLT WITHOUT FURTHER CONFUSION OR PROBS.

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.

An instrument flight instructor with a student is believed to be off course while completing a practice VOR approach. The reporter suspects that the controller transposed airports and thought the aircraft would be flying a different heading.