A PA28 instructor pilot and his student flew the wrong traffic pattern while practicing lndgs. The i...

Attributes
ACN	396708
Time
Date	199803
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : h79
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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 instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 420 flight time type : 11
ASRS Report	396708
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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 was on a rental chkout flight south of jefferson city, mo. I told the prospective rental pilot that we would practice takeoffs and lndgs at the nearby eldon airport. While en route to eldon I looked up the eldon entry in the AFD to see what kind of traffic pattern was being used for runway 36. I didn't notice anything indicating right traffic, so I told the prospective rental pilot to enter a l-hand traffic pattern for runway 36. While overflying the airport at 500 ft above traffic pattern altitude, I looked at the wind sock to check the wind direction, but I didn't notice the segmented circle indicating r-hand traffic for runway 36. After 2 flts in the traffic pattern we decided to head back to jefferson city. I looked at the wind sock and noticed the segmented circle indicating right traffic for runway 36. I immediately looked eldon up in the AFD and saw 'right traffic' next to runway 36's entry. Luckily we were the only aircraft in the traffic pattern. I learned to look more carefully in the AFD and at the segmented circle to determine the direction of turns. I told the prospective rental pilot of my mistake so he could also learn a lesson. One suggestion I would make, in order to make it easier to notice the statement indicating the direction of turns in the AFD, would be to bold face or underline 'right traffic.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 INSTRUCTOR PLT AND HIS STUDENT FLEW THE WRONG TFC PATTERN WHILE PRACTICING LNDGS. THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FLYING A R-HAND PATTERN AS THEY WERE DEPARTING THE PATTERN.

Narrative: I WAS ON A RENTAL CHKOUT FLT S OF JEFFERSON CITY, MO. I TOLD THE PROSPECTIVE RENTAL PLT THAT WE WOULD PRACTICE TKOFS AND LNDGS AT THE NEARBY ELDON ARPT. WHILE ENRTE TO ELDON I LOOKED UP THE ELDON ENTRY IN THE AFD TO SEE WHAT KIND OF TFC PATTERN WAS BEING USED FOR RWY 36. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING INDICATING R TFC, SO I TOLD THE PROSPECTIVE RENTAL PLT TO ENTER A L-HAND TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 36. WHILE OVERFLYING THE ARPT AT 500 FT ABOVE TFC PATTERN ALT, I LOOKED AT THE WIND SOCK TO CHK THE WIND DIRECTION, BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE THE SEGMENTED CIRCLE INDICATING R-HAND TFC FOR RWY 36. AFTER 2 FLTS IN THE TFC PATTERN WE DECIDED TO HEAD BACK TO JEFFERSON CITY. I LOOKED AT THE WIND SOCK AND NOTICED THE SEGMENTED CIRCLE INDICATING R TFC FOR RWY 36. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED ELDON UP IN THE AFD AND SAW 'R TFC' NEXT TO RWY 36'S ENTRY. LUCKILY WE WERE THE ONLY ACFT IN THE TFC PATTERN. I LEARNED TO LOOK MORE CAREFULLY IN THE AFD AND AT THE SEGMENTED CIRCLE TO DETERMINE THE DIRECTION OF TURNS. I TOLD THE PROSPECTIVE RENTAL PLT OF MY MISTAKE SO HE COULD ALSO LEARN A LESSON. ONE SUGGESTION I WOULD MAKE, IN ORDER TO MAKE IT EASIER TO NOTICE THE STATEMENT INDICATING THE DIRECTION OF TURNS IN THE AFD, WOULD BE TO BOLD FACE OR UNDERLINE 'R TFC.'

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.

A PA28 instructor pilot and his student flew the wrong traffic pattern while practicing lndgs. The instructor noticed that he should have been flying a r-hand pattern as they were departing the pattern.