Commuter light transport non adherence to traffic pattern at non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	187323
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tup
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	187323
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At an uncontrolled airport I was given holding instructions by ATC due to practice approach of another aircraft. On top of airport I reported it in sight and cancelled IFR. Wind was out of the south at 8 KTS. I decided safest course of action was to enter right hand traffic pattern and land into the wind. All radio calls were made for position reporting. 2 aircraft were behind us and did not land until I had already taxied to the ramp and exited. No traffic conflict, however VFR traffic pattern at tup is left handed, one of the other pilots complained.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT NON ADHERENCE TO TFC PATTERN AT NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: AT AN UNCTLED ARPT I WAS GIVEN HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS BY ATC DUE TO PRACTICE APCH OF ANOTHER ACFT. ON TOP OF ARPT I RPTED IT IN SIGHT AND CANCELLED IFR. WIND WAS OUT OF THE S AT 8 KTS. I DECIDED SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO ENTER R HAND TFC PATTERN AND LAND INTO THE WIND. ALL RADIO CALLS WERE MADE FOR POS RPTING. 2 ACFT WERE BEHIND US AND DID NOT LAND UNTIL I HAD ALREADY TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND EXITED. NO TFC CONFLICT, HOWEVER VFR TFC PATTERN AT TUP IS L HANDED, ONE OF THE OTHER PLTS COMPLAINED.

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.