Narrative:

I was to deliver a small transport to a buyer in little rock, ar. The buyer informed me by telephone to deliver it to north little rock, ar (1m1). I was rushed before departure, but took time to check the WX. Good VFR! A quick glance the commercial approach charts showed no 1m1 under little rock. I assumed it was a small airport with no instrument approach. A quick glance at the j- aid airport directory also showed no north little rock airport (1m1) under little rock. Oh well, it was on my WAC chart and my low altitude en route chart, so I punched in 1m1 in the LORAN and departed. Upon arrival at little rock, I stayed with approach control until 5 mi west of 1m1. The LORAN listed the runways, elevation, and unicom frequency. I called unicom for a field advisory. They informed me that traffic was using runway 17. There were 2 hot air balloons and several other aircraft in the area. I did not hear any traffic reporting in the pattern. I passed north of a balloon which was about 1-2 mi southwest of the airport on an easterly heading and reported entering a crosswind for landing runway 17. I again reported left base for 17, then sort final. Upon landing, I discovered an airport appreciation day in progress in association with the dedication of a new runway. After getting out of the airplane I was informed by pilots on the ground that there was right traffic for 17. With the area traffic, balloons, etc, I failed to look at segmented circle on the ground. I also found out that the north little rock airport was not listed under little rock but under north little rock. Unicom should have advised of non-standard traffic, but I should have researched the airport better before departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR FLEW L VERSUS A R HAND TFC PATTERN WHEN LNDG 1M1.

Narrative: I WAS TO DELIVER A SMT TO A BUYER IN LITTLE ROCK, AR. THE BUYER INFORMED ME BY TELEPHONE TO DELIVER IT TO N LITTLE ROCK, AR (1M1). I WAS RUSHED BEFORE DEP, BUT TOOK TIME TO CHK THE WX. GOOD VFR! A QUICK GLANCE THE COMMERCIAL APCH CHARTS SHOWED NO 1M1 UNDER LITTLE ROCK. I ASSUMED IT WAS A SMALL ARPT WITH NO INST APCH. A QUICK GLANCE AT THE J- AID ARPT DIRECTORY ALSO SHOWED NO N LITTLE ROCK ARPT (1M1) UNDER LITTLE ROCK. OH WELL, IT WAS ON MY WAC CHART AND MY LOW ALT ENRTE CHART, SO I PUNCHED IN 1M1 IN THE LORAN AND DEPARTED. UPON ARR AT LITTLE ROCK, I STAYED WITH APCH CTL UNTIL 5 MI W OF 1M1. THE LORAN LISTED THE RWYS, ELEVATION, AND UNICOM FREQ. I CALLED UNICOM FOR A FIELD ADVISORY. THEY INFORMED ME THAT TFC WAS USING RWY 17. THERE WERE 2 HOT AIR BALLOONS AND SEVERAL OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA. I DID NOT HEAR ANY TFC RPTING IN THE PATTERN. I PASSED N OF A BALLOON WHICH WAS ABOUT 1-2 MI SW OF THE ARPT ON AN EASTERLY HDG AND RPTED ENTERING A XWIND FOR LNDG RWY 17. I AGAIN RPTED L BASE FOR 17, THEN SORT FINAL. UPON LNDG, I DISCOVERED AN ARPT APPRECIATION DAY IN PROGRESS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEDICATION OF A NEW RWY. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE AIRPLANE I WAS INFORMED BY PLTS ON THE GND THAT THERE WAS R TFC FOR 17. WITH THE AREA TFC, BALLOONS, ETC, I FAILED TO LOOK AT SEGMENTED CIRCLE ON THE GND. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE N LITTLE ROCK ARPT WAS NOT LISTED UNDER LITTLE ROCK BUT UNDER N LITTLE ROCK. UNICOM SHOULD HAVE ADVISED OF NON-STANDARD TFC, BUT I SHOULD HAVE RESEARCHED THE ARPT BETTER BEFORE DEP.

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.