Atx pilot on repositioning flight flies wong way circuit at uncontrolled airport 21XS.

Attributes
ACN	176510
Time
Date	199104
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 21xs
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3700 msl bound upper : 3700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rvs
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	176510
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying VFR into the bigspring airport. The traffic pattern for runway 35 is a left hand pattern away from the city. The traffic pattern for 17 is also left hand but takes you over the city, several tall antennas, a state park on top of a mountain, and a federal prison. I flew a right hand pattern for 17 which takes you over uninhabited farm land. A GADO rep was on the ground and told me that the pattern was left for 17, but even he had to look it up due to the terrain situation. I called unicom for an airport advisory and announced my intentions and location on all turns. This was a part 91 aircraft relocation trip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PLT ON REPOSITIONING FLT FLIES WONG WAY CIRCUIT AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT 21XS.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING VFR INTO THE BIGSPRING ARPT. THE TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 35 IS A L HAND PATTERN AWAY FROM THE CITY. THE TFC PATTERN FOR 17 IS ALSO L HAND BUT TAKES YOU OVER THE CITY, SEVERAL TALL ANTENNAS, A STATE PARK ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN, AND A FEDERAL PRISON. I FLEW A R HAND PATTERN FOR 17 WHICH TAKES YOU OVER UNINHABITED FARM LAND. A GADO REP WAS ON THE GND AND TOLD ME THAT THE PATTERN WAS L FOR 17, BUT EVEN HE HAD TO LOOK IT UP DUE TO THE TERRAIN SITUATION. I CALLED UNICOM FOR AN ARPT ADVISORY AND ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS AND LOCATION ON ALL TURNS. THIS WAS A PART 91 ACFT RELOCATION TRIP.

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.