Aircraft used wrong direction traffic pattern.

Attributes
ACN	430576
Time
Date	199903
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ile.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : circling
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	430576
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Right base for runway 19 ile, tx, missed approach, entered left downwind for runway 10 ile. Later we found out that for runway 10 ile is a right traffic pattern. See commercial chart. No traffic in pattern at the time we entered pattern wrong way.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT USED WRONG DIRECTION TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: R BASE FOR RWY 19 ILE, TX, MISSED APCH, ENTERED L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 10 ILE. LATER WE FOUND OUT THAT FOR RWY 10 ILE IS A R TFC PATTERN. SEE COMMERCIAL CHART. NO TFC IN PATTERN AT THE TIME WE ENTERED PATTERN WRONG WAY.

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.