PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5; Flight Crew Total 570; Flight Crew Type 200
Communication Breakdown; Confusion
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
We were changing Runway XXR to XXL. We were given turn base on our discretion and cleared to land Runway XXL on downwind and there were aircraft on downwind XXL. I thought they were following us; but according to ATC we were supposed to follow that traffic.
PA-28 flight instructor reported an airborne conflict in the traffic pattern due to confusion with ATC communication.