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C172 pilot lines up for wrong runway at uncontrolled airport. Sees error and adjusts pattern in time to land on correct runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 445050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ded.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 225 |
| ASRS Report | 445050 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
VFR flight announced right base for runway 23. Apparently, asphalt stopway confused me and I turned onto final for runway 30. Made a transition to runway 23 at 400 ft MSL and landed without incident. Should have executed go around. 1 aircraft landed 1 mi ahead on runway 23. No activity on runway 30.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT LINES UP FOR WRONG RWY AT UNCTLED ARPT. SEES ERROR AND ADJUSTS PATTERN IN TIME TO LAND ON CORRECT RWY.
Narrative: VFR FLT ANNOUNCED R BASE FOR RWY 23. APPARENTLY, ASPHALT STOPWAY CONFUSED ME AND I TURNED ONTO FINAL FOR RWY 30. MADE A TRANSITION TO RWY 23 AT 400 FT MSL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SHOULD HAVE EXECUTED GAR. 1 ACFT LANDED 1 MI AHEAD ON RWY 23. NO ACTIVITY ON RWY 30.
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.