Narrative:

I was shooting an approach into tex airport. I was inbound on the localizer when I broke out approximately 2500 ft AGL. As I was attempting to land of runway 9, another aircraft was taking off of runway 27. I made a left downwind to land on runway 27. On my left base for runway 27, another airplane had landed on runway 27 but was back taxiing. I aborted the landing and re-entered for a left downwind and had an uneventful landing. I have since learned all lndgs are to be made on runway 9 and a right traffic pattern should be used if needed on runway 27. What really caused the incident was my unfamiliarity with the airport, the fact they land and takeoff on different runways and airplane Y also landing the wrong way in front of me. Other contributing factors were the WX (thunderstorms, ice), nervousness (first time in higher elevations) and fatigue (7.5 hours flying that day). I feel if unicom would re-advise of traffic patterns and of back-taxiing airplanes would have helped this situation from recurring.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C421 PVT PLT FINDS DIFFICULTY IN MAKING A SUCCESSFUL APCH TO THE RWYS OF HIS CHOICE DUE TO INDISCRIMINATE SELECTIONS OF RWYS FOR TKOF AND LNDG AT TEX, CO.

Narrative: I WAS SHOOTING AN APCH INTO TEX ARPT. I WAS INBOUND ON THE LOC WHEN I BROKE OUT APPROX 2500 FT AGL. AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND OF RWY 9, ANOTHER ACFT WAS TAKING OFF OF RWY 27. I MADE A L DOWNWIND TO LAND ON RWY 27. ON MY L BASE FOR RWY 27, ANOTHER AIRPLANE HAD LANDED ON RWY 27 BUT WAS BACK TAXIING. I ABORTED THE LNDG AND RE-ENTERED FOR A L DOWNWIND AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED ALL LNDGS ARE TO BE MADE ON RWY 9 AND A R TFC PATTERN SHOULD BE USED IF NEEDED ON RWY 27. WHAT REALLY CAUSED THE INCIDENT WAS MY UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE ARPT, THE FACT THEY LAND AND TKOF ON DIFFERENT RWYS AND AIRPLANE Y ALSO LNDG THE WRONG WAY IN FRONT OF ME. OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE WX (TSTMS, ICE), NERVOUSNESS (FIRST TIME IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS) AND FATIGUE (7.5 HRS FLYING THAT DAY). I FEEL IF UNICOM WOULD RE-ADVISE OF TFC PATTERNS AND OF BACK-TAXIING AIRPLANES WOULD HAVE HELPED THIS SIT FROM RECURRING.

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.