Biplane pilot in flight of 2 makes right traffic pattern instead of left.

Attributes
ACN	209048
Time
Date	199204
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 50f
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sav
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	209048
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were a flight of 2 landing at bourland to purchase gas. Called on unicom for TA's but got no answer. We had been told prior to the flight by a friend that this airport used right hand traffic on this runway. The airport had a segmented circle, but no pattern direction markers. We flew over the airport at pattern altitude (800 ft AGL) and turned onto a right downwind, taking spacing. We made appropriate radio calls overhead, downwind base, and final. As we were on base I heard an aircraft call downwind but could not see him. After landing we had to taxi back on the runway to clear the runway. The aircraft that called on downwind was a solo student pilot. After shutting down, a man approached and was irate that we flew right traffic. He was not flying, but observed from the ground. Our error in flying right traffic did not cause any problems as far as I am aware. The other aircraft in the pattern may have had to do a go around because we were taxiing on the runway, but that was because we made a full stop, not because we flew a right pattern.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIPLANE PLT IN FLT OF 2 MAKES R TFC PATTERN INSTEAD OF L.

Narrative: WE WERE A FLT OF 2 LNDG AT BOURLAND TO PURCHASE GAS. CALLED ON UNICOM FOR TA'S BUT GOT NO ANSWER. WE HAD BEEN TOLD PRIOR TO THE FLT BY A FRIEND THAT THIS ARPT USED R HAND TFC ON THIS RWY. THE ARPT HAD A SEGMENTED CIRCLE, BUT NO PATTERN DIRECTION MARKERS. WE FLEW OVER THE ARPT AT PATTERN ALT (800 FT AGL) AND TURNED ONTO A R DOWNWIND, TAKING SPACING. WE MADE APPROPRIATE RADIO CALLS OVERHEAD, DOWNWIND BASE, AND FINAL. AS WE WERE ON BASE I HEARD AN ACFT CALL DOWNWIND BUT COULD NOT SEE HIM. AFTER LNDG WE HAD TO TAXI BACK ON THE RWY TO CLR THE RWY. THE ACFT THAT CALLED ON DOWNWIND WAS A SOLO STUDENT PLT. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN, A MAN APCHED AND WAS IRATE THAT WE FLEW R TFC. HE WAS NOT FLYING, BUT OBSERVED FROM THE GND. OUR ERROR IN FLYING R TFC DID NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS AS FAR AS I AM AWARE. THE OTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN MAY HAVE HAD TO DO A GAR BECAUSE WE WERE TAXIING ON THE RWY, BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE WE MADE A FULL STOP, NOT BECAUSE WE FLEW A R PATTERN.

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.