Narrative:

My first approach to fairfield county airport was missed. I flew it poorly and got nervous. On my second approach I turned right for procedure turn inbound instead of the correct published left turn. I was unaware of the mistake until I popped out much closer to the airport than I expected and started to wonder why. I landed at winnsboro safely. This was my first instrument flight alone since my instrument rating. Conditions were poor. My ADF went crazy while flying through heavy rain but worked fine when the rain subsided - this occurrence rattled me somewhat (in the en route phase). I bit off more than I could chew. I was anxious to utilize my new rating in actual IMC, but did not properly prepare myself. I'm back under the hood for a while and have come to grips with my limited experience. I was only 30 mi from my home airport and had my wife pick me up instead of trying to fly back.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEWLY RATED INST PLT FLIES IMC LOW MIN APCH WITH WRONG DIRECTION PROC TURN. SCARES HIMSELF.

Narrative: MY FIRST APCH TO FAIRFIELD COUNTY ARPT WAS MISSED. I FLEW IT POORLY AND GOT NERVOUS. ON MY SECOND APCH I TURNED R FOR PROC TURN INBOUND INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT PUBLISHED L TURN. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE MISTAKE UNTIL I POPPED OUT MUCH CLOSER TO THE ARPT THAN I EXPECTED AND STARTED TO WONDER WHY. I LANDED AT WINNSBORO SAFELY. THIS WAS MY FIRST INST FLT ALONE SINCE MY INST RATING. CONDITIONS WERE POOR. MY ADF WENT CRAZY WHILE FLYING THROUGH HVY RAIN BUT WORKED FINE WHEN THE RAIN SUBSIDED - THIS OCCURRENCE RATTLED ME SOMEWHAT (IN THE ENRTE PHASE). I BIT OFF MORE THAN I COULD CHEW. I WAS ANXIOUS TO UTILIZE MY NEW RATING IN ACTUAL IMC, BUT DID NOT PROPERLY PREPARE MYSELF. I'M BACK UNDER THE HOOD FOR A WHILE AND HAVE COME TO GRIPS WITH MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE. I WAS ONLY 30 MI FROM MY HOME ARPT AND HAD MY WIFE PICK ME UP INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FLY BACK.

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.