Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Student
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16.2; Flight Crew Total 32.6; Flight Crew Type 32.6
Situational Awareness
Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
I was taking off on 28R at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport and when turning crosswind once I hit 1000 feet I encountered an aircraft that was coming in at the 45 degree angle for the downwind leg. I then diverted left and contacted Tower and asked if this aircraft was coming into the pattern. They said yes and that I turned too early. I had turned within 300 feet of traffic pattern altitude at the end of the runway. Because of safety concerns I turned possibly too early within half mile from the runway.
C172 student pilot reported turning crosswind early and causing a conflict with traffic entering the pattern.