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Small aircraft pilot arriving at unfamiliar, uncontrolled airport makes left traffic although right traffic is prescribed for noise abatement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 140243 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : c52 |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 140243 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | oversight : airport manager |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Burlington has a right-hand pattern for runway 29 of which I was unaware. Called unicom (no answer) and reported downwind, base, and final for left-hand pattern. Airport located in farm area except for homes beginning 2000 ft southeast of field, and it didn't occur to me there could be a nonstandard pattern. Obviously one shouldn't assume. I did not overly any homes. The airport manager was upset.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT ARRIVING AT UNFAMILIAR, UNCONTROLLED ARPT MAKES LEFT TRAFFIC ALTHOUGH RIGHT TRAFFIC IS PRESCRIBED FOR NOISE ABATEMENT.
Narrative: BURLINGTON HAS A RIGHT-HAND PATTERN FOR RWY 29 OF WHICH I WAS UNAWARE. CALLED UNICOM (NO ANSWER) AND RPTED DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL FOR LEFT-HAND PATTERN. ARPT LOCATED IN FARM AREA EXCEPT FOR HOMES BEGINNING 2000 FT SE OF FIELD, AND IT DIDN'T OCCUR TO ME THERE COULD BE A NONSTANDARD PATTERN. OBVIOUSLY ONE SHOULDN'T ASSUME. I DID NOT OVERLY ANY HOMES. THE ARPT MGR WAS UPSET.
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.