Small aircraft lands downwind on instrument approach at uncontrolled field.

Attributes
ACN	184959
Time
Date	199107
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bid
State Reference	RI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3319 flight time type : 1996
ASRS Report	184956
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

IFR to bid (ri) 2 approachs VOR DME to 10 -- VOR to 28. ATC cleared us to 40 to hold over sey, did not check unicom 123.0 was too busy. Before reaching the hold was cleared to VOR DME, no runway was given. Approach was very busy. About 1 mi out on final approach, was told by approach cancel with us or on the ground (I was still busy and couldn't call unicom). I assumed 10 was the runway to land on. Broke out at the airport right of the runway, made a left turn at 300 ft left downwind, landed on 10. After landing found that I had landed with a tailwind. My fault not getting hold of unicom. Think approach should have given me circle to land 28. My fault, should have asked approach what runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LANDS DOWNWIND ON INST APCH AT UNCONTROLLED FIELD.

Narrative: IFR TO BID (RI) 2 APCHS VOR DME TO 10 -- VOR TO 28. ATC CLRED US TO 40 TO HOLD OVER SEY, DID NOT CHK UNICOM 123.0 WAS TOO BUSY. BEFORE REACHING THE HOLD WAS CLRED TO VOR DME, NO RWY WAS GIVEN. APCH WAS VERY BUSY. ABOUT 1 MI OUT ON FINAL APCH, WAS TOLD BY APCH CANCEL WITH US OR ON THE GND (I WAS STILL BUSY AND COULDN'T CALL UNICOM). I ASSUMED 10 WAS THE RWY TO LAND ON. BROKE OUT AT THE ARPT R OF THE RWY, MADE A L TURN AT 300 FT L DOWNWIND, LANDED ON 10. AFTER LNDG FOUND THAT I HAD LANDED WITH A TAILWIND. MY FAULT NOT GETTING HOLD OF UNICOM. THINK APCH SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME CIRCLE TO LAND 28. MY FAULT, SHOULD HAVE ASKED APCH WHAT RWY.

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.