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GA small aircraft advised by unicom to stay east of field due to aerobatics practice west of runway makes right hand pattern versus standard left hand pattern and is violated by FAA inspector on field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 105799 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198903 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 55j |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 510 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 105799 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
While 7 mi north of fernandina airport I called unicom for an advisory. Unicom said 'aerobatics going on west side of runway 31, stay east of centerline'. So I made right hand traffic for runway 31 in accordance with far 91.3(B). The airport has standard left hand traffic usually. There were no NOTAMS when I got a WX briefing earlier. After making right hand traffic for runway 31 I landed and an FAA person came up and wrote my north number, license and medical down for violation of 91.89(a,1). I feel the unicom gave a wrong advisory and should have known what to do or a NOTAM should be out on it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA ADVISED BY UNICOM TO STAY EAST OF FIELD DUE TO AEROBATICS PRACTICE WEST OF RWY MAKES RIGHT HAND PATTERN VERSUS STANDARD LEFT HAND PATTERN AND IS VIOLATED BY FAA INSPECTOR ON FIELD.
Narrative: WHILE 7 MI N OF FERNANDINA ARPT I CALLED UNICOM FOR AN ADVISORY. UNICOM SAID 'AEROBATICS GOING ON WEST SIDE OF RWY 31, STAY EAST OF CENTERLINE'. SO I MADE RIGHT HAND TFC FOR RWY 31 IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 91.3(B). THE ARPT HAS STANDARD LEFT HAND TFC USUALLY. THERE WERE NO NOTAMS WHEN I GOT A WX BRIEFING EARLIER. AFTER MAKING RIGHT HAND TFC FOR RWY 31 I LANDED AND AN FAA PERSON CAME UP AND WROTE MY N NUMBER, LICENSE AND MEDICAL DOWN FOR VIOLATION OF 91.89(A,1). I FEEL THE UNICOM GAVE A WRONG ADVISORY AND SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO OR A NOTAM SHOULD BE OUT ON IT.
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.