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Pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft inadvertently made a left downwind traffic pattern instead of a right downwind pattern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 260738 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cdw |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cdw tower : pit |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 260738 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had taken off from mmu on a ferry flight to cdw which is 10 mi to the ene. I called cdw tower and was told to report right downwind for runway 27. I made a left downwind to runway 27 and reported right downwind at first, then realizing my mistake, I corrected myself. My guess at why I made this mistake is because I got in the left seat as opposed to the right seat which I had became accustomed to sitting in. This seat change probably had a perception for me which caused this inadvertent error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT INADVERTENTLY MADE A L DOWNWIND TFC PATTERN INSTEAD OF A R DOWNWIND PATTERN.
Narrative: I HAD TAKEN OFF FROM MMU ON A FERRY FLT TO CDW WHICH IS 10 MI TO THE ENE. I CALLED CDW TWR AND WAS TOLD TO RPT R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27. I MADE A L DOWNWIND TO RWY 27 AND RPTED R DOWNWIND AT FIRST, THEN REALIZING MY MISTAKE, I CORRECTED MYSELF. MY GUESS AT WHY I MADE THIS MISTAKE IS BECAUSE I GOT IN THE L SEAT AS OPPOSED TO THE R SEAT WHICH I HAD BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO SITTING IN. THIS SEAT CHANGE PROBABLY HAD A PERCEPTION FOR ME WHICH CAUSED THIS INADVERTENT ERROR.
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.