Lost flight plan causing delay, confusion and circling while ATC secures clearance.

Attributes
ACN	111675
Time
Date	198904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : i15
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	111675
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I spoke to FSS briefer to get current WX for return trip to C62. I had her update my departure time of my IFR flight plan to xx. We discussed how long the computer will hold a flight plan. 2 hours is the norm I was assured, but cleveland seems to kick them out by an hour and a half. Anyway, my flight plan was supposed to go to ZID. We departed I15 about 1 hour later and contacted columbus departure. They told me they had no flight plan on me, so I turned north toward ape VOR to stay clear of cmh arsa nd rickenbacker AFB air traffic area. The controller and I discussed when and who I flew with and I was told to standby and fly 360 degrees, which I already way. While VFR on 360 degrees at 3000', the controller refiled me and cleared me on course and up to 6000'. While in the climb, IMC, ice building up, turbulence rain and snow, I overshot climb altitude by 300'. This isn't the first time flts out of ohio where my flight plan was lost. This adds confusion and extra pressure to an already demanding flight. Maybe certain FSS's in and around oh need more training on their computers. I will watch the altimeter more closely on climb and descent in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOST FLT PLAN CAUSING DELAY, CONFUSION AND CIRCLING WHILE ATC SECURES CLRNC.

Narrative: I SPOKE TO FSS BRIEFER TO GET CURRENT WX FOR RETURN TRIP TO C62. I HAD HER UPDATE MY DEP TIME OF MY IFR FLT PLAN TO XX. WE DISCUSSED HOW LONG THE COMPUTER WILL HOLD A FLT PLAN. 2 HRS IS THE NORM I WAS ASSURED, BUT CLEVELAND SEEMS TO KICK THEM OUT BY AN HR AND A HALF. ANYWAY, MY FLT PLAN WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO ZID. WE DEPARTED I15 ABOUT 1 HR LATER AND CONTACTED COLUMBUS DEP. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO FLT PLAN ON ME, SO I TURNED N TOWARD APE VOR TO STAY CLR OF CMH ARSA ND RICKENBACKER AFB ATA. THE CTLR AND I DISCUSSED WHEN AND WHO I FLEW WITH AND I WAS TOLD TO STANDBY AND FLY 360 DEGS, WHICH I ALREADY WAY. WHILE VFR ON 360 DEGS AT 3000', THE CTLR REFILED ME AND CLRED ME ON COURSE AND UP TO 6000'. WHILE IN THE CLB, IMC, ICE BUILDING UP, TURB RAIN AND SNOW, I OVERSHOT CLB ALT BY 300'. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME FLTS OUT OF OHIO WHERE MY FLT PLAN WAS LOST. THIS ADDS CONFUSION AND EXTRA PRESSURE TO AN ALREADY DEMANDING FLT. MAYBE CERTAIN FSS'S IN AND AROUND OH NEED MORE TRNING ON THEIR COMPUTERS. I WILL WATCH THE ALTIMETER MORE CLOSELY ON CLB AND DSCNT IN THE FUTURE.

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.