PA28 PLT ENTERS THE PATTERN AND LANDS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.
Synopsis
PA28 PLT ENTERS THE PATTERN AND LANDS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative
I WAS ON A LONG XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT DURING WHICH A LNDG AT BRENHAM; TX (RWY 11R) WAS PLANNED. IN PREPARATION FOR LNDG; I TUNED IN THE UNICOM FREQ AND COMMUNICATED MY POS. I ENTERED A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 34 BASED UPON THE PREVAILING WINDS. I DID NOT HEAR ANY OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA; BUT WAS LOOKING FOR OTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN. DURING THE FLARE; ANOTHER ACFT PASSED OVER ME AT ABOUT 300 FT. THE ACFT LEFT THE AREA AND I DID NOT OBSERVE THE TAIL NUMBERS. I CONTINUED MY LNDG AND TAXIED TO THE PARKING AREA. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE OTHER ACFT WAS TAKING OFF DOWNWIND; LNDG DOWNWIND; OR JUST MAKING A LOW PASS AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY EVEN SAW ME. WHILE REVIEWING THE INCIDENT; I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD MADE 2 MISTAKES. I TUNED THE PROPER FREQ INTO THE RADIO; BUT DID NOT SWITCH TO IT. THEREFORE; MY COMS WERE NOT BEING RECEIVED BY OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA. IN ADDITION; I FLEW A R-HAND PATTERN WHEN THE TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 34 IS L HANDED. CAREFUL PLANNING AND ATTN TO DETAIL ON THE RADIO FREQ WOULD PREVENT THIS EVENT FROM OCCURRING.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.