Narrative:

I am a pilot with a commercial license with an instrument rating with approximately 500 hours. On jul/tue/01 I was on a training flight in the area of fxe. I had not flown in over 5 yrs and was attempting to get current in my flight status. I had made 2 separate flts in area that day with 1 at XA00 and the other around XD30. I left fxe at XA00 and went to the practice area with an instructor onboard. After about 1 hour we returned and were cleared by ATC for a right downwind and base to land on runway 26. The second flight started a short time later. The second training flight lasted about 1 hour (with instructor onboard). Upon return, I was again directed by ATC to enter a right downwind and base. On this return, however, the instructor wanted me to do 'touch-and-go' lndgs. I started my first 'touch-and-go' and immediately departed runway 26. I reached 500 ft and made a right turn, as I initially believed this was correct. My initial thought was that, because I had previously made 2 right downwind and base approachs to runway 26, that this was the correct turn. ATC immediately requested that I make an immediate right turn back over the approach, which I did. The instructor indicated that 'touch-and-go' lndgs at fxe were to be with a left downwind procedure, not right downwind. This incident did not cause any other aircraft to have to deviate, however, I felt this report should be made. I had not flown in over 5 yrs and I am 'a little rusty.' this flight was training for a return to current status. The mistake of making a right turn crosswind was inadvertent.

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Title: WRONG DIRECTION TURN ONTO XWIND LEG FOR TOUCH-AND-GO MADE BY PLT TRAINEE IN A C-172RG AT FXE, FL.

Narrative: I AM A PLT WITH A COMMERCIAL LICENSE WITH AN INST RATING WITH APPROX 500 HRS. ON JUL/TUE/01 I WAS ON A TRAINING FLT IN THE AREA OF FXE. I HAD NOT FLOWN IN OVER 5 YRS AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET CURRENT IN MY FLT STATUS. I HAD MADE 2 SEPARATE FLTS IN AREA THAT DAY WITH 1 AT XA00 AND THE OTHER AROUND XD30. I LEFT FXE AT XA00 AND WENT TO THE PRACTICE AREA WITH AN INSTRUCTOR ONBOARD. AFTER ABOUT 1 HR WE RETURNED AND WERE CLRED BY ATC FOR A R DOWNWIND AND BASE TO LAND ON RWY 26. THE SECOND FLT STARTED A SHORT TIME LATER. THE SECOND TRAINING FLT LASTED ABOUT 1 HR (WITH INSTRUCTOR ONBOARD). UPON RETURN, I WAS AGAIN DIRECTED BY ATC TO ENTER A R DOWNWIND AND BASE. ON THIS RETURN, HOWEVER, THE INSTRUCTOR WANTED ME TO DO 'TOUCH-AND-GO' LNDGS. I STARTED MY FIRST 'TOUCH-AND-GO' AND IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED RWY 26. I REACHED 500 FT AND MADE A R TURN, AS I INITIALLY BELIEVED THIS WAS CORRECT. MY INITIAL THOUGHT WAS THAT, BECAUSE I HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE 2 R DOWNWIND AND BASE APCHS TO RWY 26, THAT THIS WAS THE CORRECT TURN. ATC IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED THAT I MAKE AN IMMEDIATE R TURN BACK OVER THE APCH, WHICH I DID. THE INSTRUCTOR INDICATED THAT 'TOUCH-AND-GO' LNDGS AT FXE WERE TO BE WITH A L DOWNWIND PROC, NOT R DOWNWIND. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT CAUSE ANY OTHER ACFT TO HAVE TO DEVIATE, HOWEVER, I FELT THIS RPT SHOULD BE MADE. I HAD NOT FLOWN IN OVER 5 YRS AND I AM 'A LITTLE RUSTY.' THIS FLT WAS TRAINING FOR A RETURN TO CURRENT STATUS. THE MISTAKE OF MAKING A R TURN XWIND WAS INADVERTENT.

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.