Pilot of small aircraft at uncontrolled airport allegedly landed wrong direction for active runway.

Attributes
ACN	180532
Time
Date	199106
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2w5
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 6695 flight time type : 12
ASRS Report	180532
Events
Anomaly	other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After flying for approximately 5 mins, a couple of bees came from the luggage section. I slowed the aircraft to open the door to get the bees out. Then the door would not latch or close. I called 2w5 for active runway. I got no answer. The windsock and direction of trees and grass being blown favored runway 17. Since I had another or more bees in the aircraft, I landed on 17. Later a guy called me and asked if I had an emergency. I said I had to close my aircraft door and other problems. Then he said the active runway was 35. I said, 'you didn't answer when I called.' he said, 'do you have 122.70?' I said affirmative. After I got the bees out and closed the door and locked it, I departed 2w5 on runway 35 to continue my local flying. There were no other aircraft in sight all this time. I never did see an aircraft moving or hear one overhead. Nor did I see one in flight. It was a very quiet sunday.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT ALLEGEDLY LANDED WRONG DIRECTION FOR ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: AFTER FLYING FOR APPROX 5 MINS, A COUPLE OF BEES CAME FROM THE LUGGAGE SECTION. I SLOWED THE ACFT TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET THE BEES OUT. THEN THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH OR CLOSE. I CALLED 2W5 FOR ACTIVE RWY. I GOT NO ANSWER. THE WINDSOCK AND DIRECTION OF TREES AND GRASS BEING BLOWN FAVORED RWY 17. SINCE I HAD ANOTHER OR MORE BEES IN THE ACFT, I LANDED ON 17. LATER A GUY CALLED ME AND ASKED IF I HAD AN EMER. I SAID I HAD TO CLOSE MY ACFT DOOR AND OTHER PROBS. THEN HE SAID THE ACTIVE RWY WAS 35. I SAID, 'YOU DIDN'T ANSWER WHEN I CALLED.' HE SAID, 'DO YOU HAVE 122.70?' I SAID AFFIRMATIVE. AFTER I GOT THE BEES OUT AND CLOSED THE DOOR AND LOCKED IT, I DEPARTED 2W5 ON RWY 35 TO CONTINUE MY LCL FLYING. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT ALL THIS TIME. I NEVER DID SEE AN ACFT MOVING OR HEAR ONE OVERHEAD. NOR DID I SEE ONE IN FLT. IT WAS A VERY QUIET SUNDAY.

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.