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A light twin jet flight crew, without benefit of any ATC advisory regarding traffic pattern procedures, flies a l-hand pattern into runway 23 at lbe, PA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 484130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lbe.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cle.tracon tower : lbe.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 484130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Handed off from ATC to tower, for visual approach, entered left downwind for runway 23. Talked to tower and cleared to land. Never told of left or right traffic. Later realized right traffic specified on approach plate for runway 23. Realized right traffic once on left base, we were the only aircraft in the area. Neither controling agency stated which traffic pattern entry.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LIGHT TWIN JET FLC, WITHOUT BENEFIT OF ANY ATC ADVISORY REGARDING TFC PATTERN PROCS, FLIES A L-HAND PATTERN INTO RWY 23 AT LBE, PA.
Narrative: HANDED OFF FROM ATC TO TWR, FOR VISUAL APCH, ENTERED L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 23. TALKED TO TWR AND CLRED TO LAND. NEVER TOLD OF L OR R TFC. LATER REALIZED R TFC SPECIFIED ON APCH PLATE FOR RWY 23. REALIZED R TFC ONCE ON L BASE, WE WERE THE ONLY ACFT IN THE AREA. NEITHER CTLING AGENCY STATED WHICH TFC PATTERN ENTRY.
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.