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C172 pilot idents wrong runway and makes approach to wrong runway prior to receiving clearance to land at bmg.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 517400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bmg.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 460 flight time type : 190 |
| ASRS Report | 517400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Distraction to pilot (myself) due to feeling that, on approach to land from west, that engine of C172N, I had just purchased, didn't seem as smooth as I like. Was told to report left base to runway 24. Poor thinking, and arriving toward runway 6, I was on left base for runway 6. Wind and other traffic no conflict. Requested then runway 6 and that was approved by controller. No hazards or conflicts involved, just distraction to pilot by attention to engine and ensuing fuzzy thinking which occurred. Airport diagram other side.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT IDENTS WRONG RWY AND MAKES APCH TO WRONG RWY PRIOR TO RECEIVING CLRNC TO LAND AT BMG.
Narrative: DISTR TO PLT (MYSELF) DUE TO FEELING THAT, ON APCH TO LAND FROM W, THAT ENG OF C172N, I HAD JUST PURCHASED, DIDN'T SEEM AS SMOOTH AS I LIKE. WAS TOLD TO RPT L BASE TO RWY 24. POOR THINKING, AND ARRIVING TOWARD RWY 6, I WAS ON L BASE FOR RWY 6. WIND AND OTHER TFC NO CONFLICT. REQUESTED THEN RWY 6 AND THAT WAS APPROVED BY CTLR. NO HAZARDS OR CONFLICTS INVOLVED, JUST DISTR TO PLT BY ATTN TO ENG AND ENSUING FUZZY THINKING WHICH OCCURRED. ARPT DIAGRAM OTHER SIDE.
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.