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C172 pilot reports being cleared to enter right downwind; but was confused and followed traffic ahead into the left downwind. Another pilot also on the left downwind took evasive action to avoid the reporter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1046918 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201211 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | OMN.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 23.5 Flight Crew Total 116.3 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 400 |
Narrative:
I was entering the traffic pattern from the north of the airport and the tower told me to go right downwind and I didn't understand and I went to the left downwind instead. I thought I was supposed to follow the aircraft in front of me; not seeing the other aircraft on left downwind which had to take evasive action. I understand now that I made a mistake and was confused about where I was supposed to go. I have requested extra training from my flight school so this won't happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 pilot reports being cleared to enter right downwind; but was confused and followed traffic ahead into the left downwind. Another pilot also on the left downwind took evasive action to avoid the reporter.
Narrative: I was entering the traffic pattern from the north of the airport and the Tower told me to go right downwind and I didn't understand and I went to the left downwind instead. I thought I was supposed to follow the aircraft in front of me; not seeing the other aircraft on left downwind which had to take evasive action. I understand now that I made a mistake and was confused about where I was supposed to go. I have requested extra training from my flight school so this won't happen again.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.