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.

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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.