C182 with engine problem landing frg strays from traffic pattern over runway.

Attributes
ACN	602797
Time
Date	200312
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : frg.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : frg.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : frg.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	602797
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

At the end of a flight from sfz to frg, I experienced 2 engine misfires. The second occurred about the time I was reporting my entry to a right downwind pattern. The distraction caused me to swing wide and over the runway but about 100-200 ft above pattern altitude. This caused me to fly over the approach end of the runway. Planes were on final. The tower advised me to correct my course and that I was over the approach end. I diverted left immediately and followed vectors to final. I observed 1 plane on final 500-700 ft below me. No instructions were issued by the tower to plane on final to avoid me. I assume this was because there was no imminent danger of collision. In retrospect, I should have made the tower aware of my engine problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 WITH ENG PROB LNDG FRG STRAYS FROM TFC PATTERN OVER RWY.

Narrative: AT THE END OF A FLT FROM SFZ TO FRG, I EXPERIENCED 2 ENG MISFIRES. THE SECOND OCCURRED ABOUT THE TIME I WAS RPTING MY ENTRY TO A R DOWNWIND PATTERN. THE DISTR CAUSED ME TO SWING WIDE AND OVER THE RWY BUT ABOUT 100-200 FT ABOVE PATTERN ALT. THIS CAUSED ME TO FLY OVER THE APCH END OF THE RWY. PLANES WERE ON FINAL. THE TWR ADVISED ME TO CORRECT MY COURSE AND THAT I WAS OVER THE APCH END. I DIVERTED L IMMEDIATELY AND FOLLOWED VECTORS TO FINAL. I OBSERVED 1 PLANE ON FINAL 500-700 FT BELOW ME. NO INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED BY THE TWR TO PLANE ON FINAL TO AVOID ME. I ASSUME THIS WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO IMMINENT DANGER OF COLLISION. IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE MADE THE TWR AWARE OF MY ENG 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.