Narrative:

I proceeded with my approach and dropped the banner approximately midfield. I continued a right inside pattern to inspect the drop zone and condition and location of the banner. It appeared to be a good drop. Due to the unfamiliarity of dropping/towing operation, I was curious about an unfamiliar sound and performance change after picking up and dropping the banner. I wanted to land (as soon as possible) and assure myself the aircraft was ok, etc, so continuing downwind on the south side of runway 11 I call a TA 'flagler traffic, banner is south of runway 11 planning for a right base entry, runway 11, flagler.' I observed the traffic flow and there was a grumman tiger entering the traffic pattern from the north. I had traffic in sight. I called 'flagler traffic banner is base to final, runway 11 flagler.' I landed and taxied right on the first closed runway available and called 'flagler traffic banner cleared active runway 11 flagler.' (there was no conflict other than entering the pattern nonstandard. There was no close calls or evasive action taken due to this entry.) I proceeded to check the aircraft and operation when I was approached by an FAA employee. He asked why I did not enter the pattern left traffic. Instead of causing further havoc on myself I tried to explain to him the operation and why I did what I did, but it was still an incorrect entry (not left traffic). The FAA inspector told me another (correct) possible entry to the runway 11. The FAA inspector said to learn from this and he would not violate me for this.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GA PLT PRACTICING BANNER PICKUPS AND DROPS AT AN UNCTLED ARPT REENTERS THE TFC PATTERN INCORRECTLY AND IS COUNSELED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: I PROCEEDED WITH MY APCH AND DROPPED THE BANNER APPROX MIDFIELD. I CONTINUED A R INSIDE PATTERN TO INSPECT THE DROP ZONE AND CONDITION AND LOCATION OF THE BANNER. IT APPEARED TO BE A GOOD DROP. DUE TO THE UNFAMILIARITY OF DROPPING/TOWING OP, I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT AN UNFAMILIAR SOUND AND PERFORMANCE CHANGE AFTER PICKING UP AND DROPPING THE BANNER. I WANTED TO LAND (ASAP) AND ASSURE MYSELF THE ACFT WAS OK, ETC, SO CONTINUING DOWNWIND ON THE S SIDE OF RWY 11 I CALL A TA 'FLAGLER TFC, BANNER IS S OF RWY 11 PLANNING FOR A R BASE ENTRY, RWY 11, FLAGLER.' I OBSERVED THE TFC FLOW AND THERE WAS A GRUMMAN TIGER ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN FROM THE N. I HAD TFC IN SIGHT. I CALLED 'FLAGLER TFC BANNER IS BASE TO FINAL, RWY 11 FLAGLER.' I LANDED AND TAXIED R ON THE FIRST CLOSED RWY AVAILABLE AND CALLED 'FLAGLER TFC BANNER CLRED ACTIVE RWY 11 FLAGLER.' (THERE WAS NO CONFLICT OTHER THAN ENTERING THE PATTERN NONSTANDARD. THERE WAS NO CLOSE CALLS OR EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN DUE TO THIS ENTRY.) I PROCEEDED TO CHK THE ACFT AND OP WHEN I WAS APCHED BY AN FAA EMPLOYEE. HE ASKED WHY I DID NOT ENTER THE PATTERN L TFC. INSTEAD OF CAUSING FURTHER HAVOC ON MYSELF I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO HIM THE OP AND WHY I DID WHAT I DID, BUT IT WAS STILL AN INCORRECT ENTRY (NOT L TFC). THE FAA INSPECTOR TOLD ME ANOTHER (CORRECT) POSSIBLE ENTRY TO THE RWY 11. THE FAA INSPECTOR SAID TO LEARN FROM THIS AND HE WOULD NOT VIOLATE ME FOR THIS.

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.