CRJ200 misses turn onto localizer at atl.

Attributes
ACN	574410
Time
Date	200302
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : tizzy
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 9r
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 990 flight time type : 510
ASRS Report	574410
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 1700
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We were being vectored for the ILS runway 9R at atl in IMC. Our vector was 360 degrees and altitude was 3500 ft MSL, approaching the final approach course from the south. As we approached the final approach course (about 1 mi west of tizzy), we hadn't received our turn to intercept the localizer from ATC. I asked the captain (who was PNF) to query ATC. Several xmissions were required before ATC knew who we were and where we were. By this time we were passing the final approach course for runway 9R and approaching the runway 8L localizer at atl (which was also in use). The controller advised us we were on the wrong frequency and gave us a new one. By the time we checked on with the new controller, we'd passed through runway 8L localizer as well. TCASII showed an aircraft +1700 ft above, but no RA or TA. The new controller climbed us to 4500 ft MSL and vectored us for an uneventful approach and landing on runway 8L at atl. We don't know if atl approach missed a handoff to the final approach controller, or if we did.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ200 MISSES TURN ONTO LOC AT ATL.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR THE ILS RWY 9R AT ATL IN IMC. OUR VECTOR WAS 360 DEGS AND ALT WAS 3500 FT MSL, APCHING THE FINAL APCH COURSE FROM THE S. AS WE APCHED THE FINAL APCH COURSE (ABOUT 1 MI W OF TIZZY), WE HADN'T RECEIVED OUR TURN TO INTERCEPT THE LOC FROM ATC. I ASKED THE CAPT (WHO WAS PNF) TO QUERY ATC. SEVERAL XMISSIONS WERE REQUIRED BEFORE ATC KNEW WHO WE WERE AND WHERE WE WERE. BY THIS TIME WE WERE PASSING THE FINAL APCH COURSE FOR RWY 9R AND APCHING THE RWY 8L LOC AT ATL (WHICH WAS ALSO IN USE). THE CTLR ADVISED US WE WERE ON THE WRONG FREQ AND GAVE US A NEW ONE. BY THE TIME WE CHKED ON WITH THE NEW CTLR, WE'D PASSED THROUGH RWY 8L LOC AS WELL. TCASII SHOWED AN ACFT +1700 FT ABOVE, BUT NO RA OR TA. THE NEW CTLR CLBED US TO 4500 FT MSL AND VECTORED US FOR AN UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 8L AT ATL. WE DON'T KNOW IF ATL APCH MISSED A HDOF TO THE FINAL APCH CTLR, OR IF WE DID.

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.