Narrative:

Landing at buchanan field called in at benicia bridge, tower told me to circle, runway 19R was busy, later called from mothball fleet, tower said runway 19R still busy. Told them any runway is ok. They said runway 19L is available. North of mallard reservoir I called tower and asked 2 mi final for runway 19L, ok? They said no, I asked where do you want me? Tower said report downwind opp tower for runway 19L. I did this and landed. After landing they had me call tower and said I flew through the downwind traffic pattern for runway 19L when I flew down to the south end of runway 19L. I believe I was far enough to the east and did not conflict with runway 19L traffic pattern. Comment: told to circle at benicia bridge for traffic when another runway is available is unusual I think. Maybe they are new on the job.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA MAKES INCORRECT PATTERN ENTRY AT CONTROLLED ARPT.

Narrative: LNDG AT BUCHANAN FIELD CALLED IN AT BENICIA BRIDGE, TWR TOLD ME TO CIRCLE, RWY 19R WAS BUSY, LATER CALLED FROM MOTHBALL FLEET, TWR SAID RWY 19R STILL BUSY. TOLD THEM ANY RWY IS OK. THEY SAID RWY 19L IS AVAILABLE. N OF MALLARD RESERVOIR I CALLED TWR AND ASKED 2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 19L, OK? THEY SAID NO, I ASKED WHERE DO YOU WANT ME? TWR SAID RPT DOWNWIND OPP TWR FOR RWY 19L. I DID THIS AND LANDED. AFTER LNDG THEY HAD ME CALL TWR AND SAID I FLEW THROUGH THE DOWNWIND TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 19L WHEN I FLEW DOWN TO THE S END OF RWY 19L. I BELIEVE I WAS FAR ENOUGH TO THE E AND DID NOT CONFLICT WITH RWY 19L TFC PATTERN. COMMENT: TOLD TO CIRCLE AT BENICIA BRIDGE FOR TFC WHEN ANOTHER RWY IS AVAILABLE IS UNUSUAL I THINK. MAYBE THEY ARE NEW ON THE JOB.

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.