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Flight crew of an mdt used the wrong traffic pattern during an approach to an alternate uncontrolled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sps |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 325990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Miserable WX, holding for 45 mins plus. Finally made decision to divert. Nearest suitable airport was sps (sheppard AFB). I used to fly here in SF34/left. But have not flown here since transitioning to carrier equipment. So basically I'm unfamiliar with this airport. First officer had never been here. Extremely heavy workload, rushed, bad turbulence. Flew west of airport for holding pattern then cleared for approach. Flew back eastbound, came up over the top, entered standard left traffic pattern for landing runway 15L. Announced position numerous times on CTAF. No other traffic around either in pattern or in general area. Safety of flight never in question. After landing, and after we had time to look at the airport diagram, discussed NOTAM that called for right traffic for runway 15R. Again, extreme workload trying to get this thing down in heavy WX, no tower/approach ATC, simply didn't have luxury of time to learn everything about airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MDT USED THE WRONG TFC PATTERN DURING AN APCH TO AN ALTERNATE UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative: MISERABLE WX, HOLDING FOR 45 MINS PLUS. FINALLY MADE DECISION TO DIVERT. NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WAS SPS (SHEPPARD AFB). I USED TO FLY HERE IN SF34/L. BUT HAVE NOT FLOWN HERE SINCE TRANSITIONING TO CARRIER EQUIP. SO BASICALLY I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS ARPT. FO HAD NEVER BEEN HERE. EXTREMELY HVY WORKLOAD, RUSHED, BAD TURB. FLEW W OF ARPT FOR HOLDING PATTERN THEN CLRED FOR APCH. FLEW BACK EBOUND, CAME UP OVER THE TOP, ENTERED STANDARD L TFC PATTERN FOR LNDG RWY 15L. ANNOUNCED POS NUMEROUS TIMES ON CTAF. NO OTHER TFC AROUND EITHER IN PATTERN OR IN GENERAL AREA. SAFETY OF FLT NEVER IN QUESTION. AFTER LNDG, AND AFTER WE HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THE ARPT DIAGRAM, DISCUSSED NOTAM THAT CALLED FOR R TFC FOR RWY 15R. AGAIN, EXTREME WORKLOAD TRYING TO GET THIS THING DOWN IN HVY WX, NO TWR/APCH ATC, SIMPLY DIDN'T HAVE LUXURY OF TIME TO LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT ARPT.
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.