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C180 pilot entered and reported on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern in the opposite direction from which he was cleared. Tower controller advised him of his error and cleared him to land on the opposite end of the originally intended runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 538907 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : swf.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : swf.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 538901 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance |
| 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:
Called swf tower 10 NM northwest. Instructed to enter right downwind for runway 27 and report midfield. At midfield, I called tower and reported midfield right downwind for runway 27. I entered a left downwind for runway 9 by mistake! I reported final runway 27 and tower said 'you are on final for runway 9, no problem' and 'now cleared to land runway 9.' no other reported traffic at time and no conflict. I have landed many times at swf and almost always on runway 9. I just wasn't paying attention. It was a beautiful clear night with 2 passenger talking my ears off. I will listen and pay attention in the future! I have no excuse other than being distraction and no talking when working ATC!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C180 PLT ENTERED AND RPTED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TFC PATTERN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM WHICH HE WAS CLRED. TWR CTLR ADVISED HIM OF HIS ERROR AND CLRED HIM TO LAND ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE ORIGINALLY INTENDED RWY.
Narrative: CALLED SWF TWR 10 NM NW. INSTRUCTED TO ENTER R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27 AND RPT MIDFIELD. AT MIDFIELD, I CALLED TWR AND RPTED MIDFIELD R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27. I ENTERED A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 9 BY MISTAKE! I RPTED FINAL RWY 27 AND TWR SAID 'YOU ARE ON FINAL FOR RWY 9, NO PROB' AND 'NOW CLRED TO LAND RWY 9.' NO OTHER RPTED TFC AT TIME AND NO CONFLICT. I HAVE LANDED MANY TIMES AT SWF AND ALMOST ALWAYS ON RWY 9. I JUST WASN'T PAYING ATTN. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CLR NIGHT WITH 2 PAX TALKING MY EARS OFF. I WILL LISTEN AND PAY ATTN IN THE FUTURE! I HAVE NO EXCUSE OTHER THAN BEING DISTR AND NO TALKING WHEN WORKING ATC!
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.