Narrative:

This was a relatively short flight from blm to teb -- 26 mins. The navigation radios on the airplane had recently been replaced. The left DME became inoperative, and the right DME became intermittently inoperative during the flight. ATIS indicated a VOR/DME arc approach to runway 24. I requested an ILS to runway 19. Approach said they 'would let us know.' as we approached teb, I felt as though we would be assigned runway 19. All of a sudden, the controller cleared us to an intersection I had never heard of. I later learned that it was on the approach plate, but not in our FMS database as part of the approach. I have been to lga, jfk and ewr many times, but not to teb. I handed the approach plate to the other pilot, and told him to 'talk me through it.' he was, regrettably, looking at the back side of the plate which depicted another approach. He said to turn immediately left, while we should have been in a right arc turn. It was not pretty. The problem was due in part to misunderstanding and too little time to familiarize oneself with the approach plate. Compounded was the fact that neither of us was familiar with teb. I tried to 'head it off' with an ILS to runway 19, and was not apprised of the runway/approach until I was literally on top of it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL60 CREW, ON APCH TO TEB, BRIEFED FOR THE WRONG APCH, CAUSING CONFUSION AND MISUNDERSTANDING.

Narrative: THIS WAS A RELATIVELY SHORT FLT FROM BLM TO TEB -- 26 MINS. THE NAV RADIOS ON THE AIRPLANE HAD RECENTLY BEEN REPLACED. THE L DME BECAME INOP, AND THE R DME BECAME INTERMITTENTLY INOP DURING THE FLT. ATIS INDICATED A VOR/DME ARC APCH TO RWY 24. I REQUESTED AN ILS TO RWY 19. APCH SAID THEY 'WOULD LET US KNOW.' AS WE APCHED TEB, I FELT AS THOUGH WE WOULD BE ASSIGNED RWY 19. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CTLR CLRED US TO AN INTXN I HAD NEVER HEARD OF. I LATER LEARNED THAT IT WAS ON THE APCH PLATE, BUT NOT IN OUR FMS DATABASE AS PART OF THE APCH. I HAVE BEEN TO LGA, JFK AND EWR MANY TIMES, BUT NOT TO TEB. I HANDED THE APCH PLATE TO THE OTHER PLT, AND TOLD HIM TO 'TALK ME THROUGH IT.' HE WAS, REGRETTABLY, LOOKING AT THE BACK SIDE OF THE PLATE WHICH DEPICTED ANOTHER APCH. HE SAID TO TURN IMMEDIATELY L, WHILE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN A R ARC TURN. IT WAS NOT PRETTY. THE PROB WAS DUE IN PART TO MISUNDERSTANDING AND TOO LITTLE TIME TO FAMILIARIZE ONESELF WITH THE APCH PLATE. COMPOUNDED WAS THE FACT THAT NEITHER OF US WAS FAMILIAR WITH TEB. I TRIED TO 'HEAD IT OFF' WITH AN ILS TO RWY 19, AND WAS NOT APPRISED OF THE RWY/APCH UNTIL I WAS LITERALLY ON TOP OF IT.

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.