Private pilot, distracted by an airsick passenger, apparently turned to base leg at the wrong time.

Attributes
ACN	210146
Time
Date	199205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fpr
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fpr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 3800
ASRS Report	210146
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Misunderstood instruction by tower because airsick passenger diverted my attention. Always have sick bags handy, even if passenger never got sick before.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRIVATE PLT, DISTRACTED BY AN AIRSICK PAX, APPARENTLY TURNED TO BASE LEG AT THE WRONG TIME.

Narrative: MISUNDERSTOOD INSTRUCTION BY TWR BECAUSE AIRSICK PAX DIVERTED MY ATTN. ALWAYS HAVE SICK BAGS HANDY, EVEN IF PAX NEVER GOT SICK BEFORE.

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.