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Reporter at tower controled airport without consulting tower makes left turn from base back to downwind.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297692 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lgb |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lgb |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 130 |
| ASRS Report | 297692 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Took off from fullerton on a very short flight to long beach. Since I have always before landed on runway 25L, my pattern entry to runway 25L was too close to the airport and I didn't have a good visibility or runway 25R when turned base from downwind. I saw an airplane on downwind which appeared too close to mine. Consequently I executed a left 360 degrees which could have put me in conflict with traffic landing on runway 25L.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR AT TWR CTLED ARPT WITHOUT CONSULTING TWR MAKES L TURN FROM BASE BACK TO DOWNWIND.
Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM FULLERTON ON A VERY SHORT FLT TO LONG BEACH. SINCE I HAVE ALWAYS BEFORE LANDED ON RWY 25L, MY PATTERN ENTRY TO RWY 25L WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE ARPT AND I DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD VISIBILITY OR RWY 25R WHEN TURNED BASE FROM DOWNWIND. I SAW AN AIRPLANE ON DOWNWIND WHICH APPEARED TOO CLOSE TO MINE. CONSEQUENTLY I EXECUTED A L 360 DEGS WHICH COULD HAVE PUT ME IN CONFLICT WITH TFC LNDG ON RWY 25L.
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.