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On his first arrival at pearson field, wa, a pilot requests vectors to a visual approach which he follows up with a left traffic pattern instead of the published right traffic pattern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vuo.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hut.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 28.9 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 2745 |
| ASRS Report | 527700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landing for first time at vancouver (pearson field) told controller that I would do a visual, but he should vector me in as I have never been there before. I was following a lear jet to runway 10L that I never saw so slowed up and lined up as landing runway 10L portland. After I saw the jet was asked if I wanted to cancel IFR and I agreed. Since I was already south of pearson I called left base for runway 26 at pearson and landed. Was advised that runway 26 pearson has right traffic to avoid portland traffic. There were no close calls, but suggest that portland approach advise pilots after canceling IFR for pearson to enter traffic pattern to north, ie right traffic runway 26 left traffic runway 08.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON HIS FIRST ARR AT PEARSON FIELD, WA, A PLT REQUESTS VECTORS TO A VISUAL APCH WHICH HE FOLLOWS UP WITH A L TFC PATTERN INSTEAD OF THE PUBLISHED R TFC PATTERN.
Narrative: LNDG FOR FIRST TIME AT VANCOUVER (PEARSON FIELD) TOLD CTLR THAT I WOULD DO A VISUAL, BUT HE SHOULD VECTOR ME IN AS I HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE. I WAS FOLLOWING A LEAR JET TO RWY 10L THAT I NEVER SAW SO SLOWED UP AND LINED UP AS LNDG RWY 10L PORTLAND. AFTER I SAW THE JET WAS ASKED IF I WANTED TO CANCEL IFR AND I AGREED. SINCE I WAS ALREADY S OF PEARSON I CALLED L BASE FOR RWY 26 AT PEARSON AND LANDED. WAS ADVISED THAT RWY 26 PEARSON HAS RIGHT TFC TO AVOID PORTLAND TFC. THERE WERE NO CLOSE CALLS, BUT SUGGEST THAT PORTLAND APCH ADVISE PLTS AFTER CANCELING IFR FOR PEARSON TO ENTER TFC PATTERN TO N, IE R TFC RWY 26 L TFC RWY 08.
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.