Heading track deviation during a traffic pattern procedure deviation.

Attributes
ACN	307430
Time
Date	199506
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pie
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pie
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	307430
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Misunderstood controller instructions. Controller said she wanted right hand traffic pattern. We were in left. I understood we were to make left hand traffic. There was only one other aircraft in air traffic area at the time. No conflict with other traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK DEV DURING A TFC PATTERN PROC DEV.

Narrative: MISUNDERSTOOD CTLR INSTRUCTIONS. CTLR SAID SHE WANTED R HAND TFC PATTERN. WE WERE IN L. I UNDERSTOOD WE WERE TO MAKE L HAND TFC. THERE WAS ONLY ONE OTHER ACFT IN ATA AT THE TIME. NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC.

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.