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Private pilot of a beech duchess, BE76, was making downwind and base leg to the wrong runway until he and the tower controller noticed error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478000 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ccr.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ccr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Duchess 76 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 260 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 478000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flying the lda runway 19R approach to ccr for practice, after a long cross country from lake tahoe, I lined up to runway 19R and was given left downwind runway 32R instruction. I started to proceed to downwind of the opposite runway I was approaching, ie, runway 19R/1L -- failing to realize that of course runway 32R was the crossing runway, not the opposite runway of runway 19R. The tower picked it up and I was able to correct just in time to enter down runway 32R. Conclusion: always rechk the airport layout and runway direction, especially after a long flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A BEECH DUCHESS, BE76, WAS MAKING DOWNWIND AND BASE LEG TO THE WRONG RWY UNTIL HE AND THE TWR CTLR NOTICED ERROR.
Narrative: FLYING THE LDA RWY 19R APCH TO CCR FOR PRACTICE, AFTER A LONG XCOUNTRY FROM LAKE TAHOE, I LINED UP TO RWY 19R AND WAS GIVEN L DOWNWIND RWY 32R INSTRUCTION. I STARTED TO PROCEED TO DOWNWIND OF THE OPPOSITE RWY I WAS APCHING, IE, RWY 19R/1L -- FAILING TO REALIZE THAT OF COURSE RWY 32R WAS THE XING RWY, NOT THE OPPOSITE RWY OF RWY 19R. THE TWR PICKED IT UP AND I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT JUST IN TIME TO ENTER DOWN RWY 32R. CONCLUSION: ALWAYS RECHK THE ARPT LAYOUT AND RWY DIRECTION, ESPECIALLY AFTER A LONG FLT.
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.