Nonstandard traffic pattern entry at non tower airport results in go around.

Attributes
ACN	87791
Time
Date	198805
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : o58
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	87791
Person 2
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During a straight in approach to calistoga runway 28 unicom did not respond to traffic/field advisory request. Due to being unfamiliar with the airport and terrain the landing was aborted. So we circled to land. Making a right climbing turn to avoid high terrain on the west side of the airport. Returned for landing. BFR: issued a new us certificate in frankfurt march 1988.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NONSTANDARD TRAFFIC PATTERN ENTRY AT NON TWR ARPT RESULTS IN GO AROUND.

Narrative: DURING A STRAIGHT IN APCH TO CALISTOGA RWY 28 UNICOM DID NOT RESPOND TO TFC/FIELD ADVISORY REQUEST. DUE TO BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT AND TERRAIN THE LNDG WAS ABORTED. SO WE CIRCLED TO LAND. MAKING A RIGHT CLIMBING TURN TO AVOID HIGH TERRAIN ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ARPT. RETURNED FOR LNDG. BFR: ISSUED A NEW U.S. CERTIFICATE IN FRANKFURT MARCH 1988.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.