Pilot called at home by chief pilot and asked to close flight plan with FSS.

Attributes
ACN	158871
Time
Date	199010
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	158871
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing from an uneventful flight from savannah, GA I neglected to close my VFR flight plan with st. Petersburg FSS. I fly to offshore platforms out of savannah and file up to 3 separate flight plans/day and have not had a problem until this one. Although I realize that I, as PIC, am totally responsible to close flight plan I am curious why no one contacted orl TCA or orl tower to ask if I had arrived before going into search procedures. To land I had to talk to approach and tower, plus I called 'down and clear' to tower upon landing at ramp. Upon my arrival at home I received a call from my chief pilot that st. Petersburg FSS was searching for me. At this time I called immediately and closed flight plan. Time upon landing was XX00 eastern. I called and cancelled flight plan 1 1/2 hours later. This was an honest mistake on my part. Contributing to this is the fact that for the past 12 months 8/89-8/90 I have been flying a jet on IFR flight plans and am used to automatic cancellation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT CALLED AT HOME BY CHIEF PLT AND ASKED TO CLOSE FLT PLAN WITH FSS.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG FROM AN UNEVENTFUL FLT FROM SAVANNAH, GA I NEGLECTED TO CLOSE MY VFR FLT PLAN WITH ST. PETERSBURG FSS. I FLY TO OFFSHORE PLATFORMS OUT OF SAVANNAH AND FILE UP TO 3 SEPARATE FLT PLANS/DAY AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROB UNTIL THIS ONE. ALTHOUGH I REALIZE THAT I, AS PIC, AM TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE TO CLOSE FLT PLAN I AM CURIOUS WHY NO ONE CONTACTED ORL TCA OR ORL TWR TO ASK IF I HAD ARRIVED BEFORE GOING INTO SEARCH PROCS. TO LAND I HAD TO TALK TO APCH AND TWR, PLUS I CALLED 'DOWN AND CLR' TO TWR UPON LNDG AT RAMP. UPON MY ARR AT HOME I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY CHIEF PLT THAT ST. PETERSBURG FSS WAS SEARCHING FOR ME. AT THIS TIME I CALLED IMMEDIATELY AND CLOSED FLT PLAN. TIME UPON LNDG WAS XX00 EASTERN. I CALLED AND CANCELLED FLT PLAN 1 1/2 HOURS LATER. THIS WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE ON MY PART. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS IS THE FACT THAT FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS 8/89-8/90 I HAVE BEEN FLYING A JET ON IFR FLT PLANS AND AM USED TO AUTOMATIC CANCELLATION.

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.