Failed to close VFR flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	104434
Time
Date	198902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vis
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	104434
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed vny and flew to visibility vir, filed a VFR flight plan, but forgot to close. Upon arrival at destination, remembered to close but after landing got busy. This time of the year there is some flu going around the call of nature sidetracked me. By the time I finished with my personal business, my ride arrived and it slipped my mind. Sorry. I think I'll start putting my watch on the wrong wrist every time I file a VFR flight plan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAILED TO CLOSE VFR FLT PLAN.

Narrative: DEPARTED VNY AND FLEW TO VIS VIR, FILED A VFR FLT PLAN, BUT FORGOT TO CLOSE. UPON ARR AT DEST, REMEMBERED TO CLOSE BUT AFTER LNDG GOT BUSY. THIS TIME OF THE YEAR THERE IS SOME FLU GOING AROUND THE CALL OF NATURE SIDETRACKED ME. BY THE TIME I FINISHED WITH MY PERSONAL BUSINESS, MY RIDE ARRIVED AND IT SLIPPED MY MIND. SORRY. I THINK I'LL START PUTTING MY WATCH ON THE WRONG WRIST EVERY TIME I FILE A VFR FLT PLAN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.