C172 STUDENT PLT LANDS ON THE WRONG RWY CAUSING AN ACR TO GO AROUND AT TUS.
Synopsis
C172 STUDENT PLT LANDS ON THE WRONG RWY CAUSING AN ACR TO GO AROUND AT TUS.
Narrative
I WAS PIC FOR A C172M ON RETURN TO TUS ARPT FROM FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT. I DEPARTED FROM TUS 2 HRS PRIOR BUT WIND DIRECTION HAD CHANGED SINCE MY DEP FOR XCOUNTRY FLT. I TOOK OFF ON RWY 11R; BUT RWY 29 WAS THE ACTIVE UPON MY RETURN WHERE THE SITUATION OCCURRED. I FLEW A R-HAND TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 29 AT 3400 FT. TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 29L BUT I MISINTERPED AND THOUGHT I WAS CLRED FOR RWY 29R. ON FINAL OVER RWY 29R TWR VERIFIED THAT I WAS ON RWY 29R AND INITIATED AN ACR FOR A GAR. THE ACR WAS ABOVE AND BEHIND ME FOR RWY 29R AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE ACR FLEW A GAR ABOVE ME ON RWY 29R AT ABOUT 500 FT ABOVE ME. IN MY OPINION SOME POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE MY UNFAMILIARITY WITH RWY 29R AND RWY 29L TFC PATTERN. I WAS A STUDENT PLT RETURNING FROM MY FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT FLYING THE RWY 29R AND 29L PATTERN FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN ADDITION; MY PERCEPTION THAT I WAS CLR TO LAND ON RWY 29R WAS WRONG. TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 29L AND NOT RWY 29R. HOWEVER; FROM WHAT I CAN RECALL; TWR HAD CLRED ME FOR RWY 29R AT AN EARLIER POINT BUT CHANGED TO RWY 29L. I HEARD ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM TWR LOUD AND CLR BUT SOMEHOW THOUGHT I WAS CLR TO LAND ON RWY 29R.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.