C152 student pilot became disorientated when asked to do a 360 degree turn by tower during touch-and-go landing practice and landed and took off on the wrong runway.

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Attributes
ACN	538861
Time
Date	200202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bak.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bak.tower tower : stl.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : touch and go
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 30 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	538861
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I took off for a series of takeoffs and lndgs. When instructed to perform a 360 degrees I became disoriented and landed and took off on the incorrect runway. Runway numbers were faded. Closer attention to heading indicator and brighter runway numbers would help to prevent this situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 STUDENT PLT BECAME DISORIENTATED WHEN ASKED TO DO A 360 DEG TURN BY TWR DURING TOUCH-AND-GO LNDG PRACTICE AND LANDED AND TOOK OFF ON THE WRONG RWY.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FOR A SERIES OF TKOFS AND LNDGS. WHEN INSTRUCTED TO PERFORM A 360 DEGS I BECAME DISORIENTED AND LANDED AND TOOK OFF ON THE INCORRECT RWY. RWY NUMBERS WERE FADED. CLOSER ATTN TO HDG INDICATOR AND BRIGHTER RWY NUMBERS WOULD HELP TO PREVENT THIS SIT.

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.