Narrative:

On oct/sat/97, I was a flight instructor on a VFR flight from butler, PA (btp, uncontrolled), to beaver county, PA (bvi, class D). Before entering class D airspace we listened to ATIS and called the tower with our location. They told us to proceed inbound and report over the beaver river (4 NM east of airport). We reported over the river with a request for touch and goes. They told us to enter a left downwind for runway 10. Turning onto the left base leg, we were 'cleared for touch and go.' we might have actually been 'cleared to land,' but I perceived 'cleared for touch and go' was given. After touchdown, the student advanced full power. Right before lift-off we were told to 'turn left as soon as possible.' I took this as a request to start the crosswind leg as soon as possible. We took off, and made the left turn when we heard 'cherokee, state intentions.' the student wanted one more touch and go. The tower then instructed us to get clear of his airspace to the north and that they will find out my address. At that time I knew something went wrong. I thought we may have entered the wrong downwind. I apologized to the tower if we actually did enter the wrong downwind (perhaps he said right downwind instead of left downwind). He told me if I want to be a professional pilot I need to tell the tower of my intentions, but he said nothing of a possible wrong downwind. The rest of the flight we wondered if we entered the wrong downwind. After we got back to butler, I considered the possibility that he gave us a clearance to land instead of a touch and go clearance. That would explain the 'turn left as soon as possible' instruction after we touched down, because all of the runway exits are a left turn from runway 10. But I still was not sure. I tried to call the tower after we landed, but the phone number to the tower was disconnected and no longer available. A third possibility was the controller's annoyance with my student's radio phraseology. This was my very first flight as an instructor, and my first flight into beaver, PA. The student was getting ready for his private pilot check ride and had previously worked with another instructor. He told me he had been to beaver many times, so I let him do all the radio work until we were told to leave beaver's airspace, even though he apparently did not know the phraseology to use when talking to a tower. However, I let him continue to do the talking since he was getting ready for his check ride. Because this was my first flight as a CFI and I was unfamiliar with the area, I had a lot on my mind. Because beaver tower does not make itself available over the telephone, I still am not really sure what went wrong.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A PIPER 28 TRAINING FLT MISUNDERSTOOD THE TWR CTLR DURING LNDG PRACTICE AND MADE A 'TOUCH AND GO' RATHER THAN A FULL STOP CAUSING THE CTLR TO ASK THEM TO LEAVE HIS AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON OCT/SAT/97, I WAS A FLT INSTRUCTOR ON A VFR FLT FROM BUTLER, PA (BTP, UNCTLED), TO BEAVER COUNTY, PA (BVI, CLASS D). BEFORE ENTERING CLASS D AIRSPACE WE LISTENED TO ATIS AND CALLED THE TWR WITH OUR LOCATION. THEY TOLD US TO PROCEED INBOUND AND RPT OVER THE BEAVER RIVER (4 NM E OF ARPT). WE RPTED OVER THE RIVER WITH A REQUEST FOR TOUCH AND GOES. THEY TOLD US TO ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 10. TURNING ONTO THE L BASE LEG, WE WERE 'CLRED FOR TOUCH AND GO.' WE MIGHT HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN 'CLRED TO LAND,' BUT I PERCEIVED 'CLRED FOR TOUCH AND GO' WAS GIVEN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE STUDENT ADVANCED FULL PWR. RIGHT BEFORE LIFT-OFF WE WERE TOLD TO 'TURN L AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.' I TOOK THIS AS A REQUEST TO START THE XWIND LEG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE TOOK OFF, AND MADE THE L TURN WHEN WE HEARD 'CHEROKEE, STATE INTENTIONS.' THE STUDENT WANTED ONE MORE TOUCH AND GO. THE TWR THEN INSTRUCTED US TO GET CLR OF HIS AIRSPACE TO THE N AND THAT THEY WILL FIND OUT MY ADDRESS. AT THAT TIME I KNEW SOMETHING WENT WRONG. I THOUGHT WE MAY HAVE ENTERED THE WRONG DOWNWIND. I APOLOGIZED TO THE TWR IF WE ACTUALLY DID ENTER THE WRONG DOWNWIND (PERHAPS HE SAID R DOWNWIND INSTEAD OF L DOWNWIND). HE TOLD ME IF I WANT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL PLT I NEED TO TELL THE TWR OF MY INTENTIONS, BUT HE SAID NOTHING OF A POSSIBLE WRONG DOWNWIND. THE REST OF THE FLT WE WONDERED IF WE ENTERED THE WRONG DOWNWIND. AFTER WE GOT BACK TO BUTLER, I CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY THAT HE GAVE US A CLRNC TO LAND INSTEAD OF A TOUCH AND GO CLRNC. THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE 'TURN L AS SOON AS POSSIBLE' INSTRUCTION AFTER WE TOUCHED DOWN, BECAUSE ALL OF THE RWY EXITS ARE A L TURN FROM RWY 10. BUT I STILL WAS NOT SURE. I TRIED TO CALL THE TWR AFTER WE LANDED, BUT THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE TWR WAS DISCONNECTED AND NO LONGER AVAILABLE. A THIRD POSSIBILITY WAS THE CTLR'S ANNOYANCE WITH MY STUDENT'S RADIO PHRASEOLOGY. THIS WAS MY VERY FIRST FLT AS AN INSTRUCTOR, AND MY FIRST FLT INTO BEAVER, PA. THE STUDENT WAS GETTING READY FOR HIS PVT PLT CHK RIDE AND HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR. HE TOLD ME HE HAD BEEN TO BEAVER MANY TIMES, SO I LET HIM DO ALL THE RADIO WORK UNTIL WE WERE TOLD TO LEAVE BEAVER'S AIRSPACE, EVEN THOUGH HE APPARENTLY DID NOT KNOW THE PHRASEOLOGY TO USE WHEN TALKING TO A TWR. HOWEVER, I LET HIM CONTINUE TO DO THE TALKING SINCE HE WAS GETTING READY FOR HIS CHK RIDE. BECAUSE THIS WAS MY FIRST FLT AS A CFI AND I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, I HAD A LOT ON MY MIND. BECAUSE BEAVER TWR DOES NOT MAKE ITSELF AVAILABLE OVER THE TELEPHONE, I STILL AM NOT REALLY SURE WHAT WENT WRONG.

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.