Pilot concern about not giving all flight plan information to FSS during multi flight VFR operation ...

Attributes
ACN	144557
Time
Date	199005
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btt
State Reference	AK
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	144559
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On mon, I was PIC on scheduled VFR flight. There were 3 separate flight plans filed, using fai and btt FSS. First one was filed via phone. The second 2 were filed with btt FSS via radio. The question arose as to whether I was filing commplete enough flight plans, as normally ones given via radio includes call sign, aircraft type, route, ete, fuel on board, color of aircraft, and 'the rest filed with company,' indicating that pilot's name, # of souls, and whatever else is needed for possible search and rescue could be gotten from our company or our agents in the villages. Especially # of souls is, in my opinion, better left 'on file' so that rather than giving a vague list of # of souls based on reservations which are normally not accurate, based on who actually shows up. Search and rescue could check with our agents to actually see who got on the aircraft, or once the aircraft I in the range of FSS, again the pilot could amend the plan. This flight plan procedure abbreviated via the radio has been used up here for yrs, and it appears that the FAA may crack down on us based on a few flts today, so I wanted to confess my possible error(south) and advise you of the situation, of my possibly filing incomplete flight plans.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT CONCERN ABOUT NOT GIVING ALL FLT PLAN INFORMATION TO FSS DURING MULTI FLT VFR OPERATION IN SCHEDULED CARRIER WHILE IN AND OUT OF NON TWR ARPTS.

Narrative: ON MON, I WAS PIC ON SCHEDULED VFR FLT. THERE WERE 3 SEPARATE FLT PLANS FILED, USING FAI AND BTT FSS. FIRST ONE WAS FILED VIA PHONE. THE SECOND 2 WERE FILED WITH BTT FSS VIA RADIO. THE QUESTION AROSE AS TO WHETHER I WAS FILING COMMPLETE ENOUGH FLT PLANS, AS NORMALLY ONES GIVEN VIA RADIO INCLUDES CALL SIGN, ACFT TYPE, ROUTE, ETE, FUEL ON BOARD, COLOR OF ACFT, AND 'THE REST FILED WITH COMPANY,' INDICATING THAT PLT'S NAME, # OF SOULS, AND WHATEVER ELSE IS NEEDED FOR POSSIBLE SEARCH AND RESCUE COULD BE GOTTEN FROM OUR COMPANY OR OUR AGENTS IN THE VILLAGES. ESPECIALLY # OF SOULS IS, IN MY OPINION, BETTER LEFT 'ON FILE' SO THAT RATHER THAN GIVING A VAGUE LIST OF # OF SOULS BASED ON RESERVATIONS WHICH ARE NORMALLY NOT ACCURATE, BASED ON WHO ACTUALLY SHOWS UP. SEARCH AND RESCUE COULD CHK WITH OUR AGENTS TO ACTUALLY SEE WHO GOT ON THE ACFT, OR ONCE THE ACFT I IN THE RANGE OF FSS, AGAIN THE PLT COULD AMEND THE PLAN. THIS FLT PLAN PROC ABBREVIATED VIA THE RADIO HAS BEEN USED UP HERE FOR YRS, AND IT APPEARS THAT THE FAA MAY CRACK DOWN ON US BASED ON A FEW FLTS TODAY, SO I WANTED TO CONFESS MY POSSIBLE ERROR(S) AND ADVISE YOU OF THE SITUATION, OF MY POSSIBLY FILING INCOMPLETE FLT PLANS.

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

Pilot concern about not giving all flight plan information to FSS during multi flight VFR operation in scheduled carrier while in and out of non tower airports.