Narrative:

The prior day I had been ill all day with a respiratory flu. However, I convinced myself that I had recovered sufficiently to fly my mooney to daytona (dab) for scheduled repairs. The flight was uneventful until I approached dab. The first controller vectored me to heading 090 degrees, then she vectored me to 060 degrees and handed me off to a second approach controller who changed my vector back to 090 degrees. The next thing I heard from this controller he directed me to take an immediate turn north to enter the downwind for runway 25L. I could not find a runway 25. I observed a cessna that was climbing from the airport which was coming directly toward me. I took evasive action while approach was telling me that I was probably in the new smyrna airport traffic pattern. The approach controller told me that my mode C was reporting between 100-500 ft, however, I never went below 800 ft. Although, 800 ft was below the 1500 ft assigned by the initial controller. After landing I turned off at the first available taxiway which greatly dismayed the tower controller who chastised me for turning off before I was instructed to. I lost positional awareness which caused me to mistake new smyrna for dab when I was vectored over the former. In my confusion I descended below assigned altitude. As far as the problem with the tower controller goes, I always believed that you should depart a runway as soon as possible after landing. I am going to have to look that up.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE ON VECTORS FOR VFR APCH TO DAB ARPT, PLT OF SMA CONFUSES EVB FOR DAB AND DSNDS INTO EVB TFC PATTERN. AFTER FINALLY LNDG AT DEST ARPT, RPTR IS CHASTISED BY TWR CTLR FOR 'EXITING RWY WITHOUT PERMISSION(?)'

Narrative: THE PRIOR DAY I HAD BEEN ILL ALL DAY WITH A RESPIRATORY FLU. HOWEVER, I CONVINCED MYSELF THAT I HAD RECOVERED SUFFICIENTLY TO FLY MY MOONEY TO DAYTONA (DAB) FOR SCHEDULED REPAIRS. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL I APCHED DAB. THE FIRST CTLR VECTORED ME TO HDG 090 DEGS, THEN SHE VECTORED ME TO 060 DEGS AND HANDED ME OFF TO A SECOND APCH CTLR WHO CHANGED MY VECTOR BACK TO 090 DEGS. THE NEXT THING I HEARD FROM THIS CTLR HE DIRECTED ME TO TAKE AN IMMEDIATE TURN N TO ENTER THE DOWNWIND FOR RWY 25L. I COULD NOT FIND A RWY 25. I OBSERVED A CESSNA THAT WAS CLBING FROM THE ARPT WHICH WAS COMING DIRECTLY TOWARD ME. I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION WHILE APCH WAS TELLING ME THAT I WAS PROBABLY IN THE NEW SMYRNA ARPT TFC PATTERN. THE APCH CTLR TOLD ME THAT MY MODE C WAS RPTING BTWN 100-500 FT, HOWEVER, I NEVER WENT BELOW 800 FT. ALTHOUGH, 800 FT WAS BELOW THE 1500 FT ASSIGNED BY THE INITIAL CTLR. AFTER LNDG I TURNED OFF AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE TXWY WHICH GREATLY DISMAYED THE TWR CTLR WHO CHASTISED ME FOR TURNING OFF BEFORE I WAS INSTRUCTED TO. I LOST POSITIONAL AWARENESS WHICH CAUSED ME TO MISTAKE NEW SMYRNA FOR DAB WHEN I WAS VECTORED OVER THE FORMER. IN MY CONFUSION I DSNDED BELOW ASSIGNED ALT. AS FAR AS THE PROB WITH THE TWR CTLR GOES, I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT YOU SHOULD DEPART A RWY ASAP AFTER LNDG. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK THAT UP.

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.