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Small aircraft enters downwind for wrong runway. Close proximity with second aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 289123 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199411 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1010 msl bound upper : 1010 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bdr tower : roa |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Grumman Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 596 flight time type : 496 |
| ASRS Report | 289123 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was inbound for landing at bridgeport, ct. I had departed my home base at ledgedale (brockport, ny) I was tracking outbound from kingston VOR and had city of bridgeport in sight about 20 mi out. However this was the first time I had been to bridgeport and I apparently got disoriented. I was advised to report mid-downwind on runway 29R. I had drifted too far south over the city and got downwind on runway 24, which I reported to bridgeport tower. A grumman had just departed runway 29 and when he saw me, he veered to the right and reported a 'near miss' to the tower. I had the grumman in sight on his initial lift-off and at no time felt there was any danger. After I realized I was downwind for runway 24 instead of runway 29, I maintained a pattern altitude of 1010 ft MSL and planned to cross runway 29 midfield as it would be the safest altitude to correct my disorientation. I contacted the tower upon crossing runway 29 midfield and was cleared for landing on a right downwind for runway 29. As noted the WX conditions were clear VMC. The airport was busy and I was able to locate all the planes in the pattern including the grumman that had departed runway 29. I would repeat that at no time did I feel there was a dangerous situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ENTERS DOWNWIND FOR WRONG RWY. CLOSE PROX WITH SECOND ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS INBOUND FOR LNDG AT BRIDGEPORT, CT. I HAD DEPARTED MY HOME BASE AT LEDGEDALE (BROCKPORT, NY) I WAS TRACKING OUTBOUND FROM KINGSTON VOR AND HAD CITY OF BRIDGEPORT IN SIGHT ABOUT 20 MI OUT. HOWEVER THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD BEEN TO BRIDGEPORT AND I APPARENTLY GOT DISORIENTED. I WAS ADVISED TO RPT MID-DOWNWIND ON RWY 29R. I HAD DRIFTED TOO FAR S OVER THE CITY AND GOT DOWNWIND ON RWY 24, WHICH I RPTED TO BRIDGEPORT TWR. A GRUMMAN HAD JUST DEPARTED RWY 29 AND WHEN HE SAW ME, HE VEERED TO THE R AND RPTED A 'NEAR MISS' TO THE TWR. I HAD THE GRUMMAN IN SIGHT ON HIS INITIAL LIFT-OFF AND AT NO TIME FELT THERE WAS ANY DANGER. AFTER I REALIZED I WAS DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24 INSTEAD OF RWY 29, I MAINTAINED A PATTERN ALT OF 1010 FT MSL AND PLANNED TO CROSS RWY 29 MIDFIELD AS IT WOULD BE THE SAFEST ALT TO CORRECT MY DISORIENTATION. I CONTACTED THE TWR UPON XING RWY 29 MIDFIELD AND WAS CLRED FOR LNDG ON A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 29. AS NOTED THE WX CONDITIONS WERE CLR VMC. THE ARPT WAS BUSY AND I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE ALL THE PLANES IN THE PATTERN INCLUDING THE GRUMMAN THAT HAD DEPARTED RWY 29. I WOULD REPEAT THAT AT NO TIME DID I FEEL THERE WAS A DANGEROUS SIT.
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.