Private pilot in small aircraft makes wrong runway approach and landing after entering a left traffic pattern versus a right traffic pattern, landing in opposite direction to other landing traffic. Pilot had but 3 hours in last 90 days. Low total time. Both aircraft go around.

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Attributes
ACN	364530
Time
Date	199703
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vgt
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vgt
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	364530
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I mistook runway 12 for runway 7. I heard an instruction to make left base to runway 7, which should have been right base. This didn't register with me. As I touched down on runway 12, I announced my error to the tower and saw the aircraft begin a go around from runway 30. I began an evasive left turn after adding power and was instructed by the tower to go around. I landed on runway 7 and was instructed to call the tower, which I did. Factors: the controller never had a visual on me. Even though the error was mine, the controller could have spotted my error earlier. Also note. That the pilot of the other aircraft apparently saw the possible conflict very early and avoided any problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT IN SMA MAKES WRONG RWY APCH AND LNDG AFTER ENTERING A L TFC PATTERN VERSUS A R TFC PATTERN, LNDG IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO OTHER LNDG TFC. PLT HAD BUT 3 HRS IN LAST 90 DAYS. LOW TOTAL TIME. BOTH ACFT GAR.

Narrative: I MISTOOK RWY 12 FOR RWY 7. I HEARD AN INSTRUCTION TO MAKE L BASE TO RWY 7, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN R BASE. THIS DIDN'T REGISTER WITH ME. AS I TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 12, I ANNOUNCED MY ERROR TO THE TWR AND SAW THE ACFT BEGIN A GAR FROM RWY 30. I BEGAN AN EVASIVE L TURN AFTER ADDING PWR AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE TWR TO GAR. I LANDED ON RWY 7 AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE TWR, WHICH I DID. FACTORS: THE CTLR NEVER HAD A VISUAL ON ME. EVEN THOUGH THE ERROR WAS MINE, THE CTLR COULD HAVE SPOTTED MY ERROR EARLIER. ALSO NOTE. THAT THE PLT OF THE OTHER ACFT APPARENTLY SAW THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT VERY EARLY AND AVOIDED ANY PROB.

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.